Hawks confirm four arrests in R255m Free State asbestos tender probe

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The Hawks confirmed on Wednesday that several arrests were being made regarding the unit's investigation into a R255 million Free State asbestos tender from 2014.

Hawks spokesperson Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi said arrests of seven individuals were being conducted in three provinces, Gauteng, KwaZulu Natal and the Western Cape.

The 2014 Free State asbestos tender has been widely reported on due to its prominence at the Zondo commission over the past few months. Diamond Hill was owned by now-deceased businessman Ignatius Mpambani, who was shot dead in Sandton in 2017. The former head of department for human settlements in the Free State, Nthimotse Mokhesi, conceded that the department had failed in doing the proper procurement work regarding the tender.Evidence heard at the inquiry showed that the two companies were appointed through the illegal extension of a Gauteng asbestos tender which Blackhead Consulting was part of.

 

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Name and shame. Hope they finish their jail term.

They will go out within days🤞🏽..

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