There’s no missing R9m, says municipality Vhahangwele Nemakonde Mayor’s daughter fingered as one of the alleged beneficiaries of the fraud.
The Mogale City Local Municipality has dismissed allegations of corruption involving R9 million for one of its service providers.
This after the Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng accused the municipality of creating a R9 million invoice for Aqua, instead of paying the company for services rendered.
The money was subsequently paid into a wrong bank account, instead of Aqua’s.
In a statement from Solly Msimanga, the Mogale City mayor’s daughter was fingered as one of the alleged beneficiaries of the “missing” R9 million.
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NATIONAL NEWS - The Mogale City Local Municipality has dismissed allegations of corruption involving R9 million for one of its service providers.
This after the Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng accused the municipality of creating a R9 million invoice for Aqua, instead of paying the company for services rendered.
The money was subsequently paid into a wrong bank account, instead of Aqua’s.
In a statement from Solly Msimanga, the Mogale City mayor’s daughter was fingered as one of the alleged beneficiaries of the “missing” R9 million.
But the municipality’s executive manager: strategic management services Mpho Boihang said the municipality was a victim of fraud.
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His company, Plant Hire Limited, recorded profits of €174,657 in 2019, while his petrol station and shop recorded an €81,000 profit for the same year.
In 2018, the Sunday Independent Political Rich List estimated his assets, including his Dáil pension, to be worth more than €6m, while his brother Danny was estimated to be worth €1.5m.
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Danny also owns a successful plant hire business and has had contracts with Kerry County Council and Irish Water worth millions of euro.
It was previously reported he had earned around €8m from State contracts between 1999 and 2017.