The company was contracted to handle the department of health’s National Health Insurance communication work and later, Covid-19 media campaigns.According to the National Prosecuting Authority , Maja was part of the bid evaluation committee, which assessed the different bids for the multimillion rand tender, when the contract was awarded in November 2019.He allegedly received two bribes amounting to R15,000 during the tender process.
“A month later on 5 December 2019 an amount of R5,000 was paid again to his personal account by Digital Vibes,” NPA’s North Gauteng spokesperson Lumka Mahanjana said in a statement on Wednesday. “His attorney told the court that Maja was already demoted at work in relation to the same matter and can only afford R5,000. He also told the court that Maja has been cooperating with the state since the inception of the matter, therefore he was not a flight risk.”by the Department of Health last July following the investigations by an independent forensic audit firm and the Special Investigating Unit into Digital Vibes.
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