{"id":2130,"date":"2012-09-26T13:24:05","date_gmt":"2012-09-26T13:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/praag.org\/?p=2130"},"modified":"2012-09-26T13:24:05","modified_gmt":"2012-09-26T13:24:05","slug":"malema-intentionally-took-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praag.org\/?p=2130","title":{"rendered":"Malema ‘intentionally took money’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Expelled ANC Youth League president Julius Malema is accused of making nearly R4 million from corrupt activities, in papers filed in the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court.<\/p>\n

“The accused [Malema] did unlawfully and intentionally acquire ownership… of the amount of money,” according to the charge sheet.<\/p>\n

Malema did this “well knowing” — or ought to have reasonably known –that the money “formed part of the proceeds of unlawful activities”, it alleged.<\/p>\n

He appeared in court on Wednesday on a charge of money-laundering, and was released on bail of R10,000.<\/p>\n

According to the court papers, Malema had clear business ties with On-Point Engineers director Lesiba Gwangwa.<\/p>\n

It was alleged that On-Point was fraudulently awarded a R53m tender by the Limpopo department of roads and transport, and that R43m of this had been paid by the department.<\/p>\n

“During September 2009 the Limpopo department… identified the need for the establishment of a Programme Management Unit (PMU) to assist it with infrastructure, as the department did not allegedly have the capacity to manage this function.”<\/p>\n

The charge sheet stated that the company’s services were to be used for three years as a PMU.<\/p>\n

It was required that the company’s management be multi-disciplinary, consisting of architects, land surveyors and engineers.<\/p>\n

The company also needed to have experience and knowledge in the design and construction of roads, traffic stations, overload control, cost centres and airport infrastructure.<\/p>\n

However, it was alleged that On-Point was not multi-disciplinary, and that the people whose names it submitted as part of its executive were never employed by the company.<\/p>\n

On-Point was accused of pretending to have extensive experience and knowledge, when in fact it had existed for only one month at the time it submitted its bid.<\/p>\n

It had stated on its tender application that it had nine years of experience.<\/p>\n

According to the charge sheet, Malema substantially benefited from the tender payment, using it to fund a farm worth R3.9m and to pay R382,655 for a Mercedez-Benz Viano.<\/p>\n

Charges of corruption were brought against On-Point, Gwama Properties, Segwalo Engineering, and Oceanside Trading.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, four people, including Malema’s business associate Lesiba Gwangwa, appeared in court and were granted bail of R40,000 each.<\/p>\n

They are accused of fraud, corruption and money-laundering relating to the tender.<\/p>\n

Malema will appear in court again on November 30.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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