IT seems they’re failing to spin their way out of trouble.
This morning African National Congress former national spokesperson Pule Mabe, and other six accused appeared at the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court, Ekurhuleni.
Mabe had handed himself to the Police.
He faces serious charges related to corruption in connection with a R27 million tender.
The tender was allegedly awarded, unlawfully to his company Enviro Mobi in 2017, according to Special Investigative Unit (SIU).
Further investigation unravelled by SIU indicated Mabe’s Enviro Mobi had misrepresented itself during the bidding process for the R27 million tender.
Mabe, who was a Member of Parliament (MP) by then, had not indicated he owned Enviro Mobi, as part of declaration.
Enviro Mobi was awarded the tender by the Gauteng department of agriculture and rural development in March 2017 to supply 200 three-wheel motorised waste collection vehicles known as tuk-tuks.
The tuk-tuks, were intended to benefit 58 waste pickers in the City of Ekurhuleni.
Another former ANC’s spin-doctor Zizi Kodwa is appearing in court for fraud.
He’s embroiled in corruption charges in relation to allegations that he influenced the awarding of about R1.7 million contracts during his time as ANC spokesperson and member of the party’s influential national executive committee (NEC) between April 2015 and February 2016.
Kodwa and businessman and former EOH CEO- Jehan Mackay are currently on R30,000 bail each and they have been appearing before the Specialised Commercial Crime Court in Palm Ridge, Ekurhuleni.
This a developing story as questions are going to be raised such as, who was the MEC for Gauteng department of agriculture and rural development by then and who authorised this tender?
Both Mabe and Kodwa have failed to spin themselves out of this mess!
Image (ANC NEC member Pule Mabe appeared in Court today on illegal awarding of tender to his company).
