In the latest development, Zaisan Khaihatsu (PTY) LTD, with Nokuthula Mokoena as its sole director, attempted to halt the auction of a luxury Bryanston house linked to Hamilton Ndlovu.
However, the High Court of South Africa: Gauteng Division, Pretoria, dismissed the application with costs on 1 September 2023.
The SIU and the National Health Laboratory Services had accepted an offer of R 7.1 million for the property as part of efforts to recover losses incurred by the State and NHLS. The house had previously been auctioned on 4 July 2023, following a final forfeiture order confirmed by the Special Tribunal in January 2023.
In June 2022, the Special Tribunal declared 19 PPE tenders valued at R 172 million, awarded by the NHLS to Ndlovu and associated companies, as invalid and unlawful.
The Tribunal ordered Ndlovu and the associated companies to repay ZAR 158 million with interest and further directed the forfeiture of assets and funds held by Ndlovu, Zaisan Kaihatsu, and Bugatti Security Services and Projects to the State.
Ndlovu’s challenge against the forfeiture order was dismissed in January 2023, and processes are now underway for its implementation.
The SIU’s investigation into the NHLS revealed that eight companies directly and indirectly connected to Ndlovu had secured contracts worth a total of R 172,742,275 for PPE, exploiting emergency procurement procedures implemented during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.
Bank statements indicated that almost 90% of the funds received from the NHLS were directed to Ndlovu for personal use, raising further questions about the irregularities surrounding these contracts.
The investigation, conducted under Proclamation R.23 of 2020, was authorized by President Cyril Ramaphosa to probe allegations of corruption, malpractice, maladministration, and irregularities in the procurement of goods and services by State institutions in response to the Covid-19 crisis.
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