⚖️ANC MP Bongani Bongo and co-accused to stand trial on Monday on charges of fraud, theft and corruption🚔 💨in a R74 million 💰 land deal by the Mpumalanga Department of Human Settlements. BonganiBongo corruptioninsa TheCitizenNews Catch up⬇️
He is said to have recommended the appointment of Singwane Attorneys as conveyancers for the DoHS during the purchase of the two farms.
“Some of the accused acting in concert with the common purpose, exploited the normal phenomenon of the purchase of land by the government by misrepresenting facts to the DoHS regarding the ownership and true sale price of the farm. The real owner of the farm, Petrus Johannes Van Tonder was paid R15 million for the farm from the R37.5 million.
“Singwane, not instructed by the department, paid R22.5 million to Little River Trading, which enabled the accused to successfully steal the money,” theIn another transaction, one of the accused companies, Bongiveli CC, entered into a sale and purchase agreement with Fremax Farms for a portion of Rietspruit for an amount of R10.5 million. However, Msukaligwa Local Municipality, situated in the Gert Sibande District Municipality, valued the portion of the Rietspruit farm at R1.6 million.
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