SAX goes after former execs

SOUTH African Express (SAX) is preparing to lay fraud and corruption charges against some of its former executives. The airline made the announcement following the conclusion of a forensic investigation that flagged a number of irregularities in transactions. The investigation looked particularly into transactions related to millions of rand undertaken prior to the airline’s grounding in May 2018. “The transactions which were flagged by the forensic investigation include multimillion-rand cases of alleged collusion with service providers, manipulation of procurement processes, as well as the irregular and overpayment of suppliers,” said SAX chairperson, Tryphosa Ramano, who added that the airline was taking strong action against all allegations involving fraud and corruption. Tryphosa said the new board of directors of the airline were taking the allegations very seriously.