Investigate All State Contractors, Suggests ANC Secretary General

The Secretary General of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) in South Africa Ace Magashule has stated that an investigation into all private companies doing business with the government is long overdue.

Magashule’s comments come as a judicial inquiry continues to probe the relationship between public officials and businesses and allegations of state capture and corruption. 

To date much of the focus of the inquiry has been on the Gupta family and its former business empire, with South African firm Bosasa also thrown into the spotlight after witnesses alleged that the company had routinely used bribes to secure and maintain state contracts.

Speaking on the matter Magashule told press earlier this week, “I do not know why South Africa is not actually investigating every company which has done work with government. Only one particular family company is targeted. Go to government and find out who has done business with government… I was a provincial leader. Big companies make billions while young black people’s companies get 20 projects worth R5 million. There is no commission that has ever pronounced on that. South Africans are not stupid, we can’t be quiet forever, we must speak out.”