Links to family cost mobile healthcare firm dearly

BEING linked with the notorious and scandal-prone Guptas has severely cost the mobile healthcare company, Mediosa, dearly as investors and government departments do not want to be associated with it.

This is contained in an internal Mediosa document of a May 15 meeting between company directors and employees. The meeting was held in Sandton, Johannesburg.

In the leaked report, workers’ representative Gabriel Mampane wrote how Mediosa was struggling to find potential investors to rescue it because of the company’s bad public image.

The document also reveals that Mediosa owes many creditors and was sinking deep in debt because it was not generating money.

It also reveals that Mediosa owes the South African Revenue Service R4-million in taxes.

The document reveals that the embattled North West premier Supra Mahumapelo had appointed a forensic investigator to look into the contract between that province’s health department and the Gupta-tainted company.

The investigator found no irregularities in the contract and recommended that the provincial department of health pay all invoices submitted by Mediosa.

The document also states that due to a political turmoil in the North West, there was no clear communication between Mediosa and the provincial government.

Regarding the Free State project, the document reveals that there was a forensic investigation to validate the invoices sent to the department of health as well.

The report alleges that the contract was validated to be legit. The employees raised concern that if Mediosa is liquidated, they would have to forfeit their salaries.

In the meeting, it was concluded that creditors should give Mediosa a deadline of June 30 so they can present a business plan to try and lure investors.