News24 reports that former Gauteng health department chief financial officer Kabelo Lehloenya has failed in her bid to have Premier David Makhura held personally liable in the Covid-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) saga.

In a judgment on Monday, Judge Lebogang Modiba of the Special Tribunal ruled against Lehloenya in her attempt have Makhura joined in civil recovery proceedings before the tribunal. Modiba dismissed Lehloenya’s third party claims against Makhura – in his personal and official capacity – and the Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG). Her bid against the Department of Health’s Arnold Malotana, Thandiwe Lorraine Pino and head of department Professor Mkhululi Lukhele was also dismissed. Lehloenya wanted Makhura and the officials to contribute to any amount she should be found liable for by the Special Investigative Unit (SIU). In his ruling, Modiba said Lehloenya had failed to establish a proper legal basis against the GPG and Premier Makhura as its executive head in terms of vicarious liability or unjustified enrichment or restitution. The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) wants to recover money the government lost when Lehloenya, in her capacity as CFO, allegedly awarded contracts irregularly worth R29.6 million for the procurement of Covid-19 PPE items.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Tebogo Monama at News24

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