The public protector has directed the Hawks to investigate allegations that Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane received R450,000 to renovate his house from R1m allocated for the memorial service of the late struggle stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.
“About R450,000 of that allegedly paid for Mabuyane’s home renovations,” the publication reported.
In her investigation, public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane, however, found that Mabuyane received R450,000 from the R1.1m earmarked for Madikizela-Mandela’s memorial service. The financial benefits that accrued to Mr Mabuyane, Mr Madikizela and the ANC raise a suspicion of a commission of criminal conduct.“On receipt of the R450,000 Mr Morran queried the payment. At that point, Mr Mabuyane’s wife, Ms Siyasanga Mabuyane, advised Mr Morran through an e-mail that the deposit of R450,000 was to be used for renovations of Mabuyanes’ private house. Despite this, Mr Mabuyane denied any knowledge of the arrangements between Mr Bam and Mr Madikizela,” said Mkhwebane.
In his second affidavit, Bam alleged that R2.2m was paid into his business account by Masilo Phala, a director of Key Spirit Trading 218. He said he had not performed any work to receive the amount but was told to redistribute it to provincial government officials.
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