GIJ - Gijima Group Limited - Gijima welcomes public protector investigation

GIJ - Gijima Group Limited - Gijima welcomes public protector investigation     
to ensure transparency on WAIO contract                                         
GIJIMA GROUP LIMITED                                                            
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
Registration number 1998/021790/06                                              
Share code: GIJ                                                                 
ISIN:  ZAE000147443                                                             
("Gijima" or "the company")                                                     
GIJIMA WELCOMES PUBLIC PROTECTOR INVESTIGATION TO ENSURE TRANSPARENCY ON        
WAIO CONTRACT                                                                   
The board of Gijima and CEO Jonas Bogoshi learnt via the City Press of          
Sunday 22 January 2012, that the Public Protector is investigating the          
awarding of the Who Am I Online (WAIO) contract to the company. The article     
refers to a February 2009 report of the Auditor General that has not been       
made available to Gijima.                                                       
The R2,3bn contract awarded to Gijima by the Department of Home Affairs         
(DHA) in 2007 was for the modernisation of the IT infrastructure and            
systems of the department. This included the re-engineering and                 
digitisation of most of the national population register, including birth       
and death certificates, processing of ID and passport applications, visa        
and other permit applications as well as enhanced movement control for          
South Africans and foreigners at the country`s borders.                         
This matter has already been settled between Gijima and DHA in 2011, and        
all issues relating to the contract have already been aired. The board is       
confident that nothing untoward will be discovered. Gijima and its board        
will cooperate with the investigation in a transparent and truthful manner.     
Gijima is confident that the Public Protector`s investigation will              
exonerate both the company and its CEO.                                         
Sponsor                                                                         
RAND MERCHANT BANK (A division of FirstRand Bank Limited)                       
Samrand                                                                         
23 January 2012                                                                 
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