Felix Dlangamandla
LTE Consulting, a politically connected consulting firm, paid millions to EFF leader Julius Malema and various ANC structures.
The company’s patronage appears to have secured political support for it in a botched Limpopo water project, and earn it favour in the awarding of lucrative government tenders.
LTE received more than R345 million out of Ekurhuleni from contracts.
Politically connected businessman Thulani Majola has dispensed his largesse far and wide, and across political divides - his patronage spreading as both the political landscape and his own interests have become more diversified.
Since 2016, he has paid more than R14 million to various ANC entities. He has also paid more than R3 million to Santaclara Trading, a front company of EFF leader Julius Malema (
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.
AMABHUNGANE
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.