NATIONAL NEWS - Treasury was apparently not signing off on some deals as they were not in line with the rules of procurement processes.
Speaking during the first day of testimony of this week’s proceedings of the inquiry into state capture, former director general Lungisa Fuzile revealed that tariffs would have had to increase to service the debt caused by getting into the nuclear deal.
Fuzile was testifying on issues relating to the nuclear deal, SAA, PetroSA, the Engen deal and social grants, therefore giving evidence that corroborates the testimony of previous state capture witnesses.
Fuzile is returning to the stand after first appearing last year when he testified about what occurred in the days leading up to former finance minister Nhlanhla Nene’s firing in 2015.
Today, he revealed that the aforementioned issues were said to have “brought dissatisfaction” to then president Jacob Zuma with the work of Treasury.
