While it is correct that a senior manager was suspended some time ago for leaking confidential information about CIPRO and its clients to outside organisations and for the subsequent destruction of company data, which is an offence as stated in the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act No.25 Section 86 (2) of 2002, there is absolutely no truth in any of the other allegations made in the statement issued by the DA today (see here). As the investigation into this matter is still ongoing we cannot release the name of the individual concerned and can merely confirm that "whistle-blowing" was certainly not an issue in this instance.

We sincerely believe that Mr Andricus van der Westhuizen has overstepped every possible boundary with his continuous, inaccurate, grossly personal and deliberately mischievous onslaught on CIPRO and members of its management team. We are finding it highly unproductive and futile for a member of parliament to continue with these allegations whereby CIPRO as an organisation is being undermined and its credibility being attacked.

Statement issued by Martina Nicholson and associates on behalf of CIPRO CEO, Keith Sendwe, November 20 2009

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