I-SAP ivuma eyokugwazela izikhulu zakwa-Eskom

I-SAP iyavuma ukugwazela izikhulu zakwa-Eskom eNingizimu Afrika, ikhokhe inhlawulo engu-$220 million. Isikhondlakhondla sezamakhompuyutha saseJalimane, i-SAP, ikuvumile ukuthi zakhokhela izikhulu zezinkampani zikahulumeni eNingizimu Afrika nase-Indonesia ukuze zithole izinkontileka ezinemali eningi, ngokusho koMnyango Wezobulungiswa waseMelika.

Le nkampani ivume ukuthi izokhokha u-$220 million (R4.1 billion) wenhlawulo ukuze kuxazululwe uphenyo olwenziwa uMnyango Wezobulungiswa wase-U.S. kanye ne-Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ngokwephula umthetho we-U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Lesi sivumelwano simenyezelwe ngoLwesithathu, mhla ziyi-10 kuMasingana 2024, futhi sahlanganiswa nemibono evela kwiziphathimandla zabashushisi eNingizimu Afrika kanye ne-SEC.

Ngokwamaphepha asenkantolo, i-SAP yasebenzisana nabaxhumanisi abaningi bezinkampani zangaphandle ukuze bayisize ithole futhi igcine ibhizinisi no-Eskom kanye nezinye izinkampani zikahulumeni eNingizimu Afrika, kanye ne-ejensi kahulumeni e-Indonesia, naphezu kokuba abaxhumanisi benganikezeli ngezinsizakalo ezisemthethweni noma imikhiqizo kanye nokuntula ulwazi kanye nesipiliyoni ebhizinisini le-SAP.

I-SAP yakhokhela abaxhumanisi izindleko ezifanayo, ezabe sezisetshenziselwa ukufumbathisa izikhulu ezazinomthelela ekunikezelweni kwelezinkontileka kuSAP. Imibhalo yasenkantolo iphinde yaveza ukuthi i-SAP yaqamba amanga ngezinkokhelo kubaxhumanisi njengezindleko ezihlobene nokudayisa, futhi yehluleka ukusebenzisa ukulawulwa okwanele kwangaphakathi ukuvimbela nokubona inkohlakalo.

Izinsolo zokugwazisa kweSAP eNingizimu Afrika zibandakanya isikhathi esiphakathi kuka-2013 no-2017, kanti le nkampani yaqinisekisa ukuthi uphenyo lwangaphakathi ebhizinisini layo laseNingizimu Afrika luveze ukuthi kukhona amabhizinisi ahlobene nomndeni wakwaGupta, osolwa ngokuthumba umbuso nababenobudlelwano nowayengumengameli uJacob Zuma.

Iphephandaba iSunday Times libike ngokuthumelelana imiyalezo phakathi komsebenzi wakwaSAP nesikhulu seDolobha laseGoli ekhombisa laba bobabili bexoxa ngokugwazelwa kuka-R2.2 million nokuthi bangayithulisa kanjani.

UMnyango Wezobulungiswa wase-U.S. kanye ne-SEC baxoxisana ngokuthi inkampani enkulu yezinhlelo zekhompyutha kumele ikhokhe inhlawulo yobugebengu engu-$118.8 wezigidi (R2.2 billion) kanye nokudliwa kwemali yokuphatha engu-$103,396,765 (R1.9 billion).

I-SAP kufanele futhi iqhubeke nokusebenzisana noMnyango Wezobulungisa wase-U.S. kunoma yikuphi uphenyo lobugebengu oluqhubekayo noma oluzayo mayelana nesikhathi esiphenywayo.

“I-SAP ikhokhele izikhulu ezinkampanini zikahulumeni eNingizimu Afrika nase-Indonesia imali yokugwazela ukuze zithole ibhizinisi elibalulekile likahulumeni,” kusho uNicole Argentieri, ibamba likasekela lommeli-jikelele ophikweni lobugebengu.

“I-SAP izamukele leziphakamiso yavuma lemikhuba yenkohlakalo elimaza amabhizinisi athembekile ahileleke kwezohwebo emhlabeni wonke,” kusho ummeli wase-U.S. uJessica Aber Wesifunda EsiseMpumalanga yaseVirginia.

I-SAP ithe esitatimendeni isithathe izinyathelo ezibalulekile zokuthuthukisa uhlelo lwayo lokuthobela kanye nezimiso zokuziphatha, futhi izimisele ukugcina amazinga aphezulu obuqotho nokuziphendulela.