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They are charged with conspiracy to ensure that Manthata’s company was awarded the contract to install 1,550 police vehicles with warning lights at highly inflated prices.
Mgwenya, 56, faces corruption, fraud and money laundering charges for her role in ensuring that the contract for the supply of emergency alert equipment for the police went to Instrumentation for Traffic Law Enforcement, while enjoying a close relationship undisclosed with Manthata.
Among other benefits mentioned in the charge sheet, Manthata helped Mgwenya purchase a BMW X5 from Zambesi Auto Motors by paying a contribution of R440,000 to the purchase price and negotiating a discount of R284,580 for her with Zambezi Auto.
These benefits put Mgwenya in a position to apply for a loan to finance the purchase of the X5, priced at just over R1m. Mgwenya did not disclose these benefits to her employer.
Mgwenya indicated in her bail request that she intends to plead not guilty to all charges.
He said he had a valid defense to the charges, which he did not disclose.
The state did not object to the bond.
The other defendants are former Gauteng Police Commissioner General Deliwe De Lange, Major General Nombhuruza Napo, Lieutenant General Ramahlapi Mokwena, Brig Ravichandran Pillay, Brigadier James Ramanjalum, Thomas Marima, Maetapese Mulaiwa, Judy Rose, Samantha Andrews, Manthata and their company, Instrumentation for Traffic Law Enforcement.
The police service suspended the payment after R65 million was paid to the Manthata company.
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