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The man, recently appointed to a senior officer position in the Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone, previously held senior positions in the departments of commerce and industry and energy.
Among the seven detainees are three senior government officials and three businessmen. The defendants face 60 charges that include corruption, fraud, money laundering, violation of the Prevention and Combating Corrupt Activities Act (Precca), as well as violation of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA).
The arrests followed a $ 255 million tender awarded in 2014 by the Free State human settlements department to audit and evaluate homes in the province with asbestos roofs.
The tender was awarded to Blackhead Consulting and Diamond Hill Trading. The joint venture subsequently outsourced Mastertrade 232 to perform the audit. Mastertrade, in turn, subcontracted to ORI Group to perform the audit and evaluation of R21.3m.
Diamond Hill Trading was owned by businessman Ignatius “Igo” Mpambani, who was killed in broad daylight while driving down Sandton’s Bowling Avenue in a Bentley.
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