Johannesburg: Former Minister Malusi Gigaba said that he couldn’t remember waiting for Indian airline Jet Airways for two hours even though former SAA CEO Sizakele Mzimela said that it happened.
The Indian airline and the Guptas wanted SAA to close its Johannesburg to Mumbai route so that the company would operate it.
Gigaba was continuing with his testimony at the state capture commission on Monday where he said he didn’t think he waited that long.
Mzimela told the commission how when the Jet Airways people finally arrived, they were rude and how Gigaba was silent while his advisor, Siyabonga Mahlangu, was disrespectful and berated SAA for continuing to operate the Johannesburg-Mumbai route.
Mzimela said that Mahlangu demanded that SAA should enter into an agreement with Jet Airways.
“Why didn't you stop these people quite early to say ‘You're not coming here and behaving like this. This is unacceptable. If you want to talk SAA business then we are here, but you are not going to be allowed to behave like this.’ Why didn't you do it?” commission chair Raymond Zondo asked the former minister.
And he replied: “I am not accustomed to interjecting people while they're talking to a person. And it was not my practice or way of chairing meetings. I would let you speak and then I would call you to order once you have finished.”
Gigaba said he didn’t intervene when Mahlangu was allegedly disrespectful because he believed it was robust debate.
21/06/21 Nthakoana Ngatane/EWN
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