DAYS OF ZONDO: Joburg Mayor Geoff Makhubo took corrupt payments from EOH in reward for city tenders, commission evidence leader contends

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State Capture Inquiry evidence leaders will submit that Johannesburg Mayor Geoff Makhubo took corrupt payments from tech giant EOH in reward for city tenders. Makhubo denies there was any link, but the money trail appears damning.

Tech giant EOH paid Johannesburg Mayor Geoff Makhubo’s company Molelwane Consulting R570,000 on 30 May 2016, a significant boost to the company’s R268 bank balance.

Makhubo maintained the R570,000 payment was legitimate and related to prior work the companies had done together. He claimed that the millions EOH contributed to the ANC’s 2016 election campaign related to standard political fundraising and could not have influenced city tender decisions. “Your version and your thesis is one thing, but the reality and the proof is here,” said the mayor. “I can tell you that my version is correct.”

In early 2016, Makhubo, who was the ANC Greater Johannesburg regional treasurer at the time, asked EOH for a R20-million contribution to the party’s local government election campaign. EOH paid almost R16-million towards the ANC’s election campaign through another company, Mfundi Mobile. Makhubo was again dismissive, saying he did not know why Mfundi would invoice political donations as an expense for a city contract. Since hearing such evidence in November 2020, Makhubo never asked Mfundi’s leaders about their invoice descriptions.

 

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