OVERVIEW: Agrizzi's testimony halted, #StateCaptureInquiry proceedings adjourned due to 'security situation'

Pretorius and Zondo are back. Agrizzi however is not.

Zondo: We were supposed to resume at 2pm, we did not, because there was a security situation in the building  - connected with the hearing that needed to be looked into.

It is necessary that those who come here are safe, and we need to give the necessary officials space to do their work. 

Proceedings adjourned for the day. To resume tomorrow, Friday, January 18.

AA: People who knew too much, would get disposed of.

Blame would be put on those who left. Agrizzi said he started to receive all the blame. 

When asked what motivated the recording of video footage, Agrizzi says Van Tonder captured the footage on behalf of him, as proof that Watson was behind it.

Watson often boasted that he never signed anything so he couldn't be pinned. 

Agrizzi tells commission that the video clip was taken in 2017. He was not part of Bosasa anymore at that time.

Zondo: What motivated the taking of this video? 

Agrizzi says when you start raising your voice and saying 'I don’t want to do this anymore' you would easily be terminated.

PP: There would be a stage where Bosasa would bid for the award of a particular tender?

AA: That is correct

PP: There would be occassions where Bosasa was involved prior to tender conditions, writing up conditions once contract ran its course. Client had discretion to extend tender?

AA: That is correct

PP: On the occasion when the contract exprired, a tender process would have to be gone through before contract ended?

AA: Correct

Reference of monopoly money explained:

AA: Cash was nothing in the company, it was just money. It was a phrase frequently used by Watson. 

RZ: What was the significance of that reference?

AA: He says it's just money so we can get monopoly. Cash was nothing at the company, something that was readily available.

Video evidence:

You can here Gavin's busy making up the notes. 

Safe was empty so they needed to refill, someone inside heard saying "I'll come back".

Andries van Tonder is counting the cash.

Stacks of cash reaching R1m.

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Agrizzi: The use of cash from the safe was used predominantly for illegal activities. 

Agrizzi explains that the grey bags were only used for bribes.  

PP: Chair, I don't know if you want to play the video through and then take the short adjournment?

RZ: I'm easy. Maybe it might be convenient to finish the video?

PP: We will be a while.The scenes that come later may require more attention.

RZ: We'll take the tea adjournment, and resume at 11:30.

Agrizzi: Joe Gumede is speaking with Gavin Watson in English and Papa Leshabane is on his cellphone speaking either Xhosa or Tswana. 

Four people present in the the vault: Watson, Gumede, Van Tonder, and Papa Leshabane.

Agrizzi tells an interesting anecdote: "My hands are pretty bruised from all the years of closing the drop safe." 

Agrizzi pauses the video to show two safes in the background against the wall.

Agrizzi says Watson is holding R100 000, and takes the Chair through how he determined this.

Pretorius wants Agrizzi to play on and relate what is being said by the individuals in the vault.

Zondo interrupts. "During your time at Bosasa, you have never seen these bags carrying anything other than cash?"

AA: I can confirm.

RZ: And that's a period spanning nearly 19 years?

AA: That's correct.

Agrizzi has identified Gavin Watson and Joe Gumede seated inside the safe so far.

We are taking a five minute break as technical peeps try and assist to find a way to better view the video.

Pretorius is walking Agrizzi through the video step by step.

Gavin Watson makes an appearance in the video, he says 'good morning' in the video.

The desk is used for counting cash, whiich Agrizzi confirms.

Video carefully analysed, frequent pauses where Agrizzi provides context and explains who is present in the video.

Pretorius asks questions about the vault and various locations in the video.Agrizzi identifies the person in the video as Andries van Tonder, a former colleague, who appears to be opening the safe and removing a box with money, Agrizzi testifies.

He says these boxes were only used to distribute bribery cash.

On to the video:

PP: Some context, did you take the video?

AA: No, but I did ask someone to take it for me.

Pretorius asking detailed questions of Agrizzi over the vault (Gavin's safe) wherein the cash for bribes was counted, packaged and stored.