The man who allegedly tried to bribe an investigator into squashing a probe into a PPE tender in Mpumalanga has been identified as Mpendulo Sipho Mapalala.
said Mapalala was arrested by the Hawks on Monday, shortly after allegedly delivering a R50,000 bribe to an SIU investigator“The Hawks also seized a further R63,600 which was found in the man’s possession. The ‘bribe’ follows an intensive PPE tender corruption investigation by the SIU in the Mpumalanga department of public works,The owner of Zero13 Lifestyle in Mbombela was arrested for allegedly trying to bribe an official.
“Subsequent to the disinfection, the service provider received multiple payments amounting to R4.8m. The first payment was R1.3m in July 2020 and was followed by a number of payments amounting toAs the SIU tried to trace the funds, the service provider started transferring large sums of money to different entities and individuals. Among those paid were two department employees. A large“The law firm bought a property to the value of R2.
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