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Makhubo’s company, Molelwane, received more than R700,000, but said there is nothing wrong with participating in that process.
Geoff Makhubo. Image: Twitter / @ Geoff_Makhubo
JOHANNESBURG – Johannesburg Mayor Geoff Makhubo maintains that attending the mayoral committee meetings that decided to extend the regiment’s capital contract that paid him R35 million was not a conflict of interest.
The regiments contract was initially from 2006 to 2011 but ended until 2016 and during that time Makhubo was MMC for finance and his company Molelwane continued to earn 10% of the fees paid by the City of Joburg.
Almost R6 million of that money went to Makhubo’s personal account.
The mayor owned 67% of Molelwane and said he told his lawyer to process his resignation from the company when he was appointed MMC for finance in 2011, but added that “it never would be.”
However, he also admitted that he did not want to give it up for free.
Over the years as MMC for finance, he told the media that he resigned and that there was no conflict of interest but that he remained with the company.
As soon as the mayoral committee Makhubo sat on renewed the regimental contract, Molelwane was paid more than R700,000, but Makhubo said there is nothing wrong with his participation in that process.
“I didn’t think I’m among many, as my responsibility to oversee the city’s treasury had to oversee this.”
The commission submitted emails that the regiments also wrote to Makhubo with attachments on the decisions the city should make.
He is expected to testify again about the ANC donations he requested as treasurer for Johannesburg and EOH.
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