{"id":22534,"date":"2022-09-29T17:30:08","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T17:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/south-africa-joins-the-uk-in-banning-bain-citing-fraud"},"modified":"2022-09-29T17:55:45","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T17:55:45","slug":"south-africa-joins-the-uk-in-banning-bain-citing-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/south-africa-joins-the-uk-in-banning-bain-citing-fraud","title":{"rendered":"South Africa Joins the UK in Banning Bain, Citing Fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>South Africa has banned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/quote\/19963Z:US\">Bain &amp; Co.<\/a> from bidding for public-sector contracts for a decade, following the lead of the UK, after the consulting firm was accused of helping government officials degrade the African country\u2019s revenue service\u2019s ability to probe tax evasion.<\/p>\n<p>South Africa\u2019s National Treasury said in a response to queries that the ban will last for a decade and relates to the company \u201cengaging in corrupt and fraudulent practices related to a South African Revenue Service contract.\u201d The UK in August banned Bain from public contracts for three years because of allegations related to the tax agency in the African country.Bain was found by a judicial commission to have had ties to illegal dealings during work restructuring SARS, where senior staff were ousted and the institution\u2019s investigative capacity was gutted.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Stephen York, the firm\u2019s managing partner in South Africa, said it was \u201cashamed\u201d of its work at the tax agency in a full-page newspaper advert. He said some of the allegations made against Bain were untrue.<\/p>\n<p>We deeply regret the mistakes made in the procurement and execution of Bain South Africa\u2018s work with SARS between 2015 and 2017,\u201d the company said in a response to a query on Thursday. \u201cWe are embarrassed that this could have occurred in the first place and are angry that our work was used by others to damage a critical institution and South Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The fees earned by Bain have been repaid to SARS, Bain said. Bain disagrees with the ban and was given no notice of its implementation or opportunity to respond to it, it said.Ismail Momoniat, the Treasury\u2019s acting director general, has described Bain\u2019s conduct as \u201ctreason.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Bain is one of a number of international companies that have acknowledged playing a role in misconduct at state companies during former South African President Jacob Zuma\u2019s rule, during which funds were funneled out to private entities in a practice known locally as state capture. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/quote\/13143Z:US\">McKinsey &amp; Co.<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/quote\/SAP:GR\">SAP SE<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/quote\/4062709Z:LN\">KPMG LLP<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/quote\/ABBN:SW\">ABB Ltd.<\/a> have all accepted responsibility for improper work and in some cases paid back fees. Zuma has denied wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\">Gambia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. South Africa has banned Bain &amp; Co. from bidding for public-sector contracts for a decade, following the lead of the UK, after the consulting firm was accused of helping government officials degrade the African country\u2019s revenue service\u2019s ability to probe tax evasion. 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