Newsletter| President Cyril Ramaphosa must urgently intervene at department of agriculture, forestry and fisheries to stop wars over illicit abalone, corruption & mismanagement. The situation is so bad the department could crash, writes vercingetorics
If something does not give, this department will shortly follow in the footsteps of the department of water and sanitation, and become the second national department to crash.
In March last year City Press reported that the Hawks were investigating allegations that Larry had bribed President Jacob Zuma with R1 million in exchange for keeping Zokwana in his position.The report also revealed that Zokwana, former Cosatu president Sdumo Dlamini and the department’s fisheries management deputy director-general Siphokazi Ndudane had each received a R300 000 bribe from Larry.
The money, Larry said in his affidavit, was for a failed rock lobster harvesting venture that he had planned to launch with Moolla, Booi and Baaitjies. In their responding papers, Moolla, Baaitjies and Fryman had dismissed Larry’s claims as “outlandish”. Around May last year Mlengana, who had just returned from suspension on the back of a high court victory, charged Ndudane, Parker and Vico with theft and fraud.
Meanwhile Zokwana is working overtime to force Mlengana to suspend Ndudane, Vico and Parker’s hearings. But correspondence seen by City Press reveals that although the Public Protector’s office is investigating a series of allegations, including cases in which Mlengana is also implicated, the office has refused to treat Ndudane as a whistle-blower because she reported the matter after Mlengana had charged her.
It is critical to stress that the credibility and integrity of the advocate who is prosecuting the trio and the presiding officer are not on trial in this column.
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