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ENS Forensics executive Stephen Powell testifies to the state capture commission that Molelwane ensured that TSS and EOH worked to install their services with government departments.
Zizi Kodwa of the ANC at a press conference held by the ANC on January 22. Image: Kayleen Morgan / EWN.
JOHANNESBURG – ENS Africa’s Chief Forensic Officer Stephen Powell said Wednesday that Johannesburg Mayor Geoff Makhubo may have resigned from one of his companies, Molelwane Holdings, but that he was still a director of Molelwane Consulting and it was that company that received the payments.
Powell testified to the state capture commission that Molelwane made sure TSS and EOH got jobs to install their services with government departments.
He said TSS, now EOH Africa, hired Molelwane to provide business development and advisory services for the company to work from departments, including CCMA.
Powell detailed the payments made by IT company EOH director Jehan Mackay to ANC officials including Zizi Kodwa, former president Jacob Zuma’s adviser, Siybulela Sintwa and Reggie Nkabinde.
“There was a payment of R50,000 to a Mr. Kodwa again. And on December 4, there was a payment of 40,000 rand to Mr. Kodwa and on December 18, 2015, there was a payment of 100,000 rand to Mr. Siyabulela Sintwa. On February 2, 2016, there was a payment of 30,000 rand to Mr. Zizi Kodwa. On January 27, 2017, there was a payment of R50,000 to Mr. Sintwa and the final payment of R500,000 was also made to Mr. Nkabinde ”.
PAYMENTS TO ANC LISTED AS ‘COST OF SALES’
The commission also heard how Mfundi Mobile Networks, one of the companies linked to Makhubo, listed the payments to the ANC as “cost of sales.”
Powell said the network and Molelwane had the same accounting services consultant in Reno Barry.
Powell said Makhubo was both ANC general treasurer in Johannesburg and a director of Molelwane when Jehan Mackay of TSS Africa made payments from his personal account to various party officials, including Kodwa, Sintwa and Nkabinde.
Mackay’s company also paid up to R580,000 for ANC conference accommodation.
Powell said, in turn, that TSS and EOH officials knew the confidential information of the tenders and had access to influential and politically connected people who could overturn government decisions in their favor.
But the common thread was that these companies and Makhubo’s company, Molelwane, had the same accounting advisor at Barry, including Mfundi Mobile Networks.
Powell said: Payment reflected on August 14, R70,000 ”.
Test Lead Advocate Matthew Chaskalson asked, “What about the line item description in relation to it?”
Powell replied, “Cost of sales: ANC.”
Chaskalson further asked: “So Mfundi’s payment to ANC is treated as a cost of sales by Mfundi?”
Powell replied, “That is correct, President.”
Powell said that Mfundi Mobile paid more than R34 million for an alleged job in the public sector, but no evidence of such work could be found.
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