SCORPIO Ex Gauteng HoD Margaret-Ann Diedricks arrested over R7-million ‘kickbacks’ from Free State asbestos tender By PIETER-LOUIS MYBURGH PLMyburgh
Margaret-Ann Diedricks , the former acting head of department at the Gauteng department of human settlements, has been arrested in connection with alleged kickbacks totalling more than R7-million.
She is expected to appear in the high court in Bloemfontein on Thursday, where she will face charges of fraud, corruption, money laundering and contravening the Public Finance Management Act . The Blackhead Consulting-Diamond Hill Trading JV secured the deal without an open and competitive bidding process thanks, in part, to Diedricks’ intervention.individuals linked to the contract, were previously arrested and chargedScorpio understands the Hawks have unearthed a payment of R7.1-million that Sodi’s Blackhead Consulting made to a company called B2B Consultants in April 2015.
What’s more, B2B Consultants allegedly transferred more than R4-million to Diedricks’ own account, according to information at our disposal.
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