It must be!
The FAA Airman Certification Branch lists his details as follows:
Gary Mark Fox
P.O. Box 2552
Midrand 1685 South Africa
Airmen Certificates : Private Pilot (foreign based)
Rotorcraft Helicopter
Mechanic : Airframe
Powerplant
It does'nt say anything about being an Authorized Inspector.
I also saw the article on page 6 of The Cape Argus of yesterday, and those helicopters look very much like the bunch that have been in their hangar at Culemborg for the last 18 months.