The Citizen reports that three former Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ) employees appeared in the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday to face corruption charges linked to a R225 million tender.
Colonel Katlego Mogale of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) explained that the trio, namely former spokesperson and chief director of court administration Nkosikhona Mncube, Casper Coetzer and former case management director Yvonne van Niekerk, failed to disclose their ownership of ZA Square Consulting when, in December 2022, they expressed interest in being sub-contractors. They formed part of the tender awarding committees at OCJ, knowing their conflict of interest, and a tender was awarded to their consulting company. An audit revealed that the trio was in contravention of the Prevention and Combating of Corruption Activities Act and the Public Administration Management Act. Mncube, Coetzer and Van Niekerk made a brief appearance in the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court where they were granted R10,000 bail each and their case was postponed to 7 February 2024.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Nicholas Zaal at The Citizen
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