Black businesswoman accuses mogul of using her documents to win Covid-19 contracts

Zandi Tyibilika says Greeff listed her company, Skhothahla Construction and Investments, as one of the mandatory 30% small, medium and micro enterprise subcontractors as a ploy to qualify for a R35-million contract before dumping her.

According to the pre-qualification criteria set out in the department’s bid documents, potential service providers were required to “commit to subcontract a minimum of 30% of work to sub-contractors who are EMEs or QSEs , which are either 51% or 100% black-owned and based in the Eastern Cape”. In a letter to Greeff, who is the chairperson of the Willie Greeff Trust, Tyibilika accused him of reneging on their subcontract agreement reached when he approached her in May.

“I hereby demand that you honour the terms of our agreement within 5 working days of receipt of this notice or pay damages equivalent to the work/trades we would have executed. Failure to comply with our demand will result in the issuing of summons to interdict the works.” In his response, sent through his lawyer, Gerald Friedman, Greeff denied any wrongdoing, saying Tyibilika’s “attitude and allegations” were “defamatory”.

“The demands placed upon our client have been communicated to its principal, who has indicated that our client must appoint suitable SMMEs, given the dynamic and exigencies that prevail.

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