Ekurhuleni auditor Mpho Mafole was murdered after flagging probity issues in a R1.8 billion chemical toilets tender. One company with links to an influential former Ekurhuleni official scored a stake.
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We now know that City of Ekurhuleni financial auditor Mpho Mafole put his life on the line to raise red flags about the metro’s R1.8 billion toilets tender.
Deciphering every detail, News24 investigations journalist Sikonathi Mantshantsha and company have found proof that one of the contractors appointed is intimately and politically connected – although Lebohang Ximba, the wife of former Ekurhuleni political advisor Nkosana “Killer” Ximba likes to deny it.
In our trending topic segment, former ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule’s asbestos scam tender trial is failing to launch proceedings this year.
Finally, Robert McBride emerged as a key political figure in diplomatic SA, with On This Day in SA History.
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