OVERVIEW: #Statecaptureinquiry | 'I was tasked with counting out cash for bribery and corruption,' says Agrizzi

Gavin Watson, Joe Gumede and Ishmael Dikane made payments to the following correctional services officials following Mti's resignation in 2007 until approximately end of December 2016:

Josiah Maako - R15k

Maria Mabena - R10k

Shishi Matabela - R10k

'Mkabela' - R10k

Dikeledi Tshabalala - R15k

Zack Modise - R20k

Mollet Ngubo - R15k

(According to Agrizzi) @CowansView

Bosasa destroyed 40 000 documents to stymie SIU probe - Agrizzi

Bosasa deleted 40 000 documents implicating the company and its executives in corruption from its servers days before investigators from the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) could access them, according to Angelo Agrizzi.

In effect, we have not actually heard much evidence from Agrizzi today at #StateCaptureInquiry.

We have basically been read a conclusive 2009 SIU report which had already established how corrupt Bosasa was.

The SIU investigators led evidence today, in spirit. @CowansView

What is becoming patently obvious as we go through the Bosasa SIU report at #StateCaptureInquiry, is that the NPA really have zero excuse for not having taken this case to court years ago.

It's a slam dunk! @CowansView

Thirteen days after the contract was signed with Sondolo, Bosasa invoiced DCS for R106m and this was paid on 23 March 2006.

At this stage Bosasa had not delivered or installed a single television. SIU found this amounted to fiscal dumping. @CowansView

SIU: No bidder scored high enough in the televisions tender to actually win the bid.

But Bosasa got it! @CowansView

Panic stations at Bosasa? Staff instructed not to speak with Zondo commission without company lawyer

Employees of African Global Operations (AGO), formerly known as Bosasa, have been instructed to "remain calm" and immediately inform a director of the company if they are contacted by any member of the state capture commission of inquiry.

Now the fencing tender:

Awarded to Phezulu Fencing on 29 November 2005. Inner fences and CCTV at various correctional centres, value approximately R486m. @CowansView

PP: The flow of bid specification documents flowed from Bosasa to Gillingham?

Agrizzi: That is correct. @CowansView

Number next, the access control tender.

Awarded to Sondolo IT in April 2005, value of R236m.

Tender published 4 February 2005, closing date 25 February 2005. @CowansView

Short summary of benefits received by Gillingham and Mti:

Clear SCM deviation

Gillingham played criticial role

Bosasa participated in drafting specs

Documents were shared between yourself, others from Bosasa and Gillingham @CowansView

Again, no feasibility or costs analysis was done by Correctional Services.

They colluded with Bosasa, awarded the tender to them all without checking if the tax payer would be getting fair value, in contravention with numerous regulations. @CowansView

We're back.

Straight into it.

SIU report continued... Catering contract for prisons was extended with no tender process, increasing value by 30%. @CowansView

We adjourn for lunch.

When we return, Agrizzi is set to unpack about how the relationship between Gillingham and Bosasa came about, as there is still some uncertainty in his affidavit whether Agrizzi established a relationship with Gillingham prior to his involvement with Bosasa.

Proceedings set to resume at 14:00, stay tuned.

In fact, the email address kobus@bfn.co.za actually belonged to Bosasa, paid for monthly between August 2004 and March 2005.

Agrizzi: It does make sense.