PHOTO: Twitter/@RivalaniMyambo, Tonny Myambo
Thulani Majola, a generous donor to ANC coffers, has grown his company off lucrative government contracts.
Majola’s LTE Consulting was at the heart of the infamous water project in Giyani, which despite costing billions, failed to deliver.
Revealed in this, the first of a two-part series, is how Majola also paid into an account linked to Julius Malema and the EFF.
Politically connected businessman Thulani Majola, recipient of billions in questionable government contracts, has artfully played both sides of the political aisle, handing out millions to ANC causes and to EFF leader Julius Malema, often during the same period.
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Millions Out, Billions In (Part One): Businessman Thulani Majola’s investment in ANC and EFF kept everyone sweet
By Micah Reddy and Stefaans Brümmer for amaBhungane• 2 May 2021
Julius Malema, leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters. (Photo: Waldo Swiegers / Bloomberg via Getty Images) / LTE Consulting s Thulani Majola. (Photo: Twitter) / South African currency. (Photo: Nadine Hutton / Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Some days Thulani Majola gave generously to the ANC; some days he gave to EFF leader Julius Malema. This even-handedness might help explain the hoard of government contracts Majola’s LTE Consulting accumulated over the years, whose value can be measured not in millions … but in billions. This is the first of a two-part series.
SIU granted order to freeze pension of ex-Lepelle Water CEO Legodi He is being investigated for the Giyani water project that was meant to benefit 50 villages. The Lepelle Northern Water offices. Picture: Lepelle Northern Water/Facebook
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JOHANNESBURG - The Special Tribunal has granted the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) an order to freeze the pension benefits of former Lepelle Northern Water CEO, Phineas Legodi.
He is being investigated for the Giyani water project that was meant to benefit 50 villages.
On Monday, the Public Protector released a report on the state project, saying that the tender was awarded irregularly.
The SIU said that it intended to bring a formal application to the tribunal to recover any losses suffered by the state as a result of the alleged irregular awarding of the contract.
Phineas Legodi (file)
The SIU was granted a temporary order freezing the pension benefits of the former CEO of Lepelle Northern Water.
The former CEO resigned from the water board after being placed on precautionary suspension.
The SIU investigation relates to the Giyani water project.
The Special Tribunal has granted the Special Investigative Unit (SIU) a temporary order to interdict the Municipal Employees Union Retirement Fund from paying out the pension benefits due to former Lepelle Northern Water CEO Phineas Legodi.
The current interim order comes after the initial temporary order granted was declared to have lapsed on 24 November.
The Tribunal also called on the respondents in the case to show cause before it on 21 January on why the interim order should not be confirmed.