AFU freezes memorial firm funds
SEVERAL bank accounts of suppliers who claimed to have assisted with the Mandela memorial services have been frozen.
The move by the Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) this week was carried out swiftly and in secret.
The undated invoice claimed that buses and taxis had transported some 10600 to various venues around East London and King William’s Town.
“ does not show how this amount was arrived at,” Mdutyana said.
Strangely, two of the four venues that Victory Ticket claimed to have transported some 5600 mourners to for commemorative events, had in fact been booked on that particular day for a graduation ceremony and a wedding respectively.
Even worse, the money was paid to Victory Ticket for services carried out days before municipal manager Andile Fani had even approved BCM’s request to deviate from normal procurement processes.
Mdutyana said Victory Ticket was registered as a service provider on the BCM supply chain database on the same day Ncitha had made her misrepresentations to council.
Once the R5.98-million landed in Victory Ticket’s account, Sokwali had made payments to other entities and individuals, including Mantella Trading for providing ANC T-shirts, This was clearly neither a transport nor a venue cost.
A further R899000 was paid to Vazi’s CC Forty Wing for catering – again a cost that national treasury had expressly forbidden municipalities from covering.
A further R350000 went to Mkolo’s girlfriend, Zintle Nkhulu.
Contacted yesterday for comment, Sokwali’s lawyer Bongani Qangule said he had no knowledge of the order, while Fanoe’s lawyer Andre Schoombee and Nkuhlu said they were also unaware of it.
Ncitha, Vazi and Mkolo were also in the dark and refused to comment.
Court blocks accounts of Mandela suppliers
SEVERAL bank accounts of suppliers who claimed to have assisted with the Mandela memorial services have been frozen.
The move by the Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) this week was carried out swiftly and in secret.
The undated invoice claimed that buses and taxis had transported some 10600 to various venues around East London and King William’s Town.
“ does not show how this amount was arrived at,” Mdutyana said.
Strangely, two of the four venues that Victory Ticket claimed to have transported some 5600 mourners to for commemorative events, had in fact been booked on that particular day for a graduation ceremony and a wedding respectively.
Even worse, the money was paid to Victory Ticket for services carried out days before municipal manager Andile Fani had even approved BCM’s request to deviate from normal procurement processes.
Mdutyana said Victory Ticket was registered as a service provider on the BCM supply chain database on the same day Ncitha had made her misrepresentations to council.
Once the R5.98-million landed in Victory Ticket’s account, Sokwali had made payments to other entities and individuals, including Mantella Trading for providing ANC T-shirts, This was clearly neither a transport nor a venue cost.
A further R899000 was paid to Vazi’s CC Forty Wing for catering – again a cost that national treasury had expressly forbidden municipalities from covering.
A further R350000 went to Mkolo’s girlfriend, Zintle Nkhulu.
Contacted yesterday for comment, Sokwali’s lawyer Bongani Qangule said he had no knowledge of the order, while Fanoe’s lawyer Andre Schoombee and Nkuhlu said they were also unaware of it.
Ncitha, Vazi and Mkolo were also in the dark and refused to comment.
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