The Money Show interviews state capture whistleblower Athol Williams about Business Leadership SA's stance despite Zondo findings.
The release last week of the first part of the State Capture Inquiry report is an important moment for our democracy, says Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA).
International consulting firm Bain & Company features large in the section devoted to the South African Revenue Service (Sars).
So why does BLSA continue to defend the company? asks Athol Williams, state capture whistleblower and former senior partner at Bain.
In September last year, Williams was questioning why the association had re-admitted Bain after suspending it in 2018 for its alleged role in capturing the state.
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Former British MP and anti-apartheid activist Peter Hain has called on the UK to freeze all government contracts with Bain following the release of the Zondo Commission's report.
What BLSA should have said, he told The Money Show on Monday, is "we will not associate ourselves with this kind of behaviour".
CEO Busi Mavuso states in a BLSA newsletter that “the work the firm undertook to redeem itself ultimately satisfied the board that it qualified to be readmitted.”
"However, we support the Commission’s recommendation for appropriate investigation of Bain’s public sector contracts in general and the contracts with SARS in particular" she adds.
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