THE East London business couple awarded the controversial Nelson Mandela memorial transport tender have been arrested by the Hawks.
Mzwandile Sokwali and his wife, Busisiwe Boti , were arrested at their Beacon Bay home on Wednesday night. They face seven fraud and theft-related counts.
The couple’s company, Victory Ticket 750cc, was awarded a R5.985-million tender by Buffalo City Metro in December to transport mourners to different memorial services around the province.
From that amount, a sum of R1.38m was paid to Mantella Trading 522cc to print ANC T-shirts. An amount of R899 000 was paid to East London businesswoman, Viwe Vazi, for catering. BCM ANC’s regional secretary Pumlani Mkolo’s ex-girlfriend was paid R100 000 of the money.
The arrests, and Tuesday’s suspension of Eastern Cape Development Corporation boss Sitembele Mase, follow a series of reports in the Daily Dispatch highlighting how millions of rands have been plundered in the guise of providing services for former president Nelson Mandela memorial services.
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BREAKING NEWS: Hawks arrest taxi boss involved in Mandela scandal
Mzwandile Sokwali and his wife, Busisiwe Boti , were arrested at their Beacon Bay home on Wednesday night. They face seven fraud and theft-related counts.
The couple’s company, Victory Ticket 750cc, was awarded a R5.985-million tender by Buffalo City Metro in December to transport mourners to different memorial services around the province.
From that amount, a sum of R1.38m was paid to Mantella Trading 522cc to print ANC T-shirts. An amount of R899 000 was paid to East London businesswoman, Viwe Vazi, for catering. BCM ANC’s regional secretary Pumlani Mkolo’s ex-girlfriend was paid R100 000 of the money.
The arrests, and Tuesday’s suspension of Eastern Cape Development Corporation boss Sitembele Mase, follow a series of reports in the Daily Dispatch highlighting how millions of rands have been plundered in the guise of providing services for former president Nelson Mandela memorial services.
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