During the release of the “On the Point of Tenders” report on Wednesday, Public Protector Thuli Madonsela stopped short of actually declaring that corruption had been at the root of a highly irregular tender worth around R50-million, originally being awarded to a company from which Malema had benefitted – but only because the Hawks are currently investigating exactly that.
But the action she recommended, and in some cases commanded, from other organs of state hold dire consequences for those involved in On-Point Engineering and its dodgy deal with the Limpopo department of roads and transport.
Among the findings of the report were acts of corruption, fraud, maladministration, improper enrichment at the expense of the state, and the report provided sufficient evidence for investigation, if not prosecution.
And Madonsela has set a range of agencies to the task.
