Kunene & co to lay charges against mayor

The Patriotic Alliance (PA) will lay charges of corruption and money laundering against Joburg mayor and ANC regional chair Geoff Makhubo.

According to PA national executive committee member Kenny Kunene, the party will lay charges at Sandton police station today.

This is after the head of ENSafrica Forensics, Steven Powell, implicated Makhubo at the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture in November last year.

Powell alleged the ANC received donations from IT service management company EOH Holdings and other companies, including Regiments Capital, with transactions made between Makhubo’s company (Molelwane Consulting), his personal account and Regiments Capital.

During his testimony the same week, Makhubo agreed he played a role in the management of Molelwane Consulting’s finances, confirming he was the sole signatory of the company.

“I was not involved in the dayto-day operations of Molelwane but remained the sole signatory. Molelwane’s FNB bank account is linked to my personal FNB account. However, there was someone else responsible for managing the company’s FNB internet banking portal,” he said.

When asked about various transactions by Molelwane, including withdrawals of R300 000 and R200 000, Makhubo told the commission he did not recall authorising the withdrawals.

But Makhubo said he used the money to “assist people who had asked for help”, while some was used for home renovations.

It was also alleged that Molelwane Consulting paid R4 million into his personal bank account and, in another instance, R7 million.