Zweli Mkhize steps aside over the Digital Vibes tender contract: Photo: GCIS / Twitter
A blistering report from the Daily Maverick’s ‘Scorpio’ investigation unit has, allegedly, followed the money all the way through to some brazen business ventures. The illicit Digital Vibes contract, which looks to have killed Zweli Mkhize’s political career, was also used as a fund for his son Dedani, and daughter-in-law Sthoko.
Zweli Mkhize’s son, daughter-in-law splash the cash
The younger pair are understood to have spent large six-figure sums on separate start-ups in Pietermaritzburg. The mall-based outlets focus on hair and beauty treatments respectively. In total, the bill calculated by Scorpio has smashed through the R1 million barrier. Here’s how Dedani and Sthoko allegedly benefitted from the Digital Vibes deal.