UK govt's Bain ban an 'embarrassment to our government' - Athol Williams

Whistleblower Athol Williams believes the UK government's three-year ban imposed on controversial global consultancy firm Bain and Company should be an embarrassment to the South African government and its inaction. Following sustained pressure from former UK cabinet minister Lord Peter Hain, the UK government banned Bain from tendering for any public sector work for the specified period due to "grave professional misconduct" emanating from its work at SARS. Despite two commissions of inquiry having found Bain - working in concert with former SARS Commissioner Tom Moyane and former President Jacob Zuma - deeply implicated in the repurposing and evisceration of South Africa's tax collector, the South African government has done nothing. The Zondo Commission recommended that all Bain's prior contracts with the state should be investigated with a view to prosecution. Williams tells BizNews he's yet to receive an iota of support or a response to numerous requests for assistance from both the business community and the state after he fled the country last year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices