Mr Zama Khuzwayo

Mr Nku sought assistance from Mr Zama Khuzwayo within Transnet to obtain tracking information about a shipment arriving in South Africa; this was necessary before operational steps could be taken.

“I enlisted Chief Mashaba to assist with the request communicated to me by Mr Mphatswe Ngibi. Before any operational steps could be taken, it was necessary for me to confirm the existence of the shipment and establish its movement once it arrived in South Africa. For that purpose, I travelled to Durban. My intention in travelling to Durban was to approach an acquaintance of mine within Transnet, Mr Zama Khuzwayo, so that he could assist in retrieving the relevant tracking information relating to the shipment”

Mr Khuzwayo was internally blocked from accessing live tracking information on the shipment within Transnet, allegedly due to higher-level interference to limit employee access to specific container consignment information.

“Mr Khuzwayo informed me that, unfortunately, he was blocked internally from accessing the same. The suspicion is that someone higher could have blocked that access for other reasons, to limit the number of Transnet employees from this particular container. From my knowledge and understanding of the Transnet system, it appeared to me that the persons associated with the shipment may have had contacts in Transnet who were monitoring the consignment and activated this limited access within Transnet. The effect of this was that other persons attempting to access the relevant information would be blocked or prevented from doing so”