SAFTU condemns ABSA and FNB prejudices to Sekunjalo Holdings
29 April 2021
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) condemns the selective morality of ABSA and First National Bank (FNB) who seemingly are abusing their power as banking oligarchs to target political opponents and competitors. The two large banks have without any engagement given AYO Technology Solutions, a notice to terminate banking services on the 3rd of May 2021. AYO Technology is linked to Sekunjalo Holdings, which is a black investment holding that has business interests in the Information Communication Technologies (ICT) sector. The announcement by FNB comes a month after ABSA severed services to all business enterprises linked to Sekunjalo Holdings.
What is baffling is that these banking institutions have not taken the public into confidence as to why it is taking such drastic steps. The reasons paddled so far are not convincing.
ABSA highlighted that it would suffer reputational damage in its continued association with Sekunjalo Holdings in the alleged looting of the Public Investment Corporation (PIC). This follows damning reports (which are contested) of how Sekunjalo Holdings and Mr Iqbal Surve were linked to dodgy investment activities with PIC.
SAFTU will not defend Sekunjalo should they be found to be on the wrong side of the law. If the law enforcement agency take the matters arising from the PIC inquiry to the court, SAFTU will applaud and demand that they like anyone else are held accountable. At this moment Sekunjalo has not been charged in any court of law.