Parliament rejects SA Post Office's request for classified information

During a session marred by discontent, the committee objected to the classification of information by the BRPs

- BANELE GININDZA

PARLIAMENT'S Select Committee on Economic Development and Trade has rejected an attempt by the South African Post Office's (Sapo) Business Rescue Practitioners (BRPs), Anoosh Rooplal and Juanito Damons, to provide a partial update containing classified information deemed commercially sensitive.

The committee, chaired by Sonja Boshoff, on Wednesday cited the significant public interest in Sapo's ongoing struggles and the use of public funds in the rescue process as the rationale for their decision.

During a virtual session marred by increasing discontent, the committee expressed strong objections to the classification of information by the BRPs, arguing that their role in managing a public entity should not shield them from stringent accountability expectations.

Boshoff resolved to postpone the virtual session to a night in-person session next Wednesday where all stakeholders, including the Deputy Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Mondli Gundubele, would be present.