Health minister Zweli Mkhize’s son and daughter-in-law allegedly benefitted from the health department’s Digital Vibes contract when more than R1m was used to open a hair salon and an upmarket nails franchise.
TimesLIVE reported his denial came after an earlier report stated Mkhize and his son had been referred to the National Prosecuting Authority to consider charging them for corruption over “suspicious” payments received from Digital Vibes.
The information was contained in court papers the SIU filed at the Special Tribunal, where it is trying to recover R150m t allegedly unlawfully paid by the health department to Digital Vibes, a company owned by Mkhize’s close associate Tahera Mather.reported that SIU lead investigator Rajendra Chunilall alleged in an affidavit that evidence pointed to Mkhize and Dedani having contravened the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act.
The affidavit contained allegations that the registered owner of Digital Vibes, Radha Hariram, helped facilitate cash collections in plastic bags and cardboard boxes for Dedani from the petrol station she ran.Zweli Mkhize denied the allegations against him before he was placed on leave, and has maintained his silence.
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