JUST IN | Royal Bhaca Projects, a company owned by her husband Amabaca King Madzikazi II Thandisizwe, was reportedly awarded a multi-million rand tender to supply personal protective equipment to the Gauteng department of health. kgmadisa
The spokesperson to the presidency Khusela Diko has taken leave of absence in the wake of allegations of impropriety in awarding a tender to her husband.
The reports, by the Sunday Independent, suggested that Diko was a close friend of health MEC Bandile Masuku’s wife Loyiso whose department had awarded the tender. Diko and Masuku are said to have been bridesmaids at each other’s weddings.
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