IOL reports that former Southern Cape TVET College CEO and principal, his deputy, and business owners, who face charges of fraud, were granted bail at the George Magistrate's Court.

They were arrested on Wednesday and charged with corruption, 16 counts of fraud, alternatively theft. The NPA said former CEO and principal Luvuyo Ngubelanga, his deputy Alisile Dyabaza and others defrauded the college of R24.1m. Ngubelanga was released on R10,000 bail and Dyabaza on R3,000. The State alleges that between 2010 and 2014, the construction company of ellow accused Andreas Ngubeni, Inyameko Building Construction, was requested to submit 25 quotations for construction and related alterations across all South Cape College TVET campuses. The State charges that the accused, acting in common purpose, approved quotations submitted by the construction company, although there was no valid tax number, no construction industrial development board certificate, and no declarations form as supporting documents. The State further alleges that the accused colluded using various forms of fraud and manipulation to ensure that the 25 construction contracts were guaranteed for Inyameko. Methods used included a cover quote, which was the manipulation of the “three quote system” whereby other companies owned by other accused deliberately under-quoted to ensure that the contracts were awarded to Inyameko. The case was postponed to 11 May for the first appearance of the accused in the George Regional Court.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Molaole Montsho at IOL

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