Pointman

Corruption multiplies the misery of the poor. Ignorance and poverty are fertile ground for corruption. If you want to see what I mean go to an ANC election rally in one of the squatter camps next time an election is due. The councillors will be dishing out cooking oil, sugar and promises using taxpayers money in the name of poverty alleviation to buy votes and the ignorant voters will buy the empty promises. There are many more Mendes and Marais out there taking advantage of the anti social elements populating the ANC led government. The ANC of the Mandela era is long dead.
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pizozo

I wonder how it feels to leave in a four-roomed RDP house worth R16million
*thinking*
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Sugaar

pizozo
I wonder how it feels to leave in a four-roomed RDP house worth R16million
*thinking*
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It means the market value of the house is R16m,she can still sell it with that amout and get commision.
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Mdala

It's a shame, disgrace, incompetency, and most of all is CORRUPTION.
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lucy1990

so wer is the money?
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imd

LOL pin pointing other provinces with corruption its the whole of f@cked up mzantsi................
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Keafixa

something that i don't understand, y was the money paid if there was houses build...wat were they submitting to get the payments.
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Kgaoza606

Tender system is just a pure failure used by incompetent and uskilled politicians and their friends to enrich themselves. This not only happens in Mpumalanga or Limpopo, is happening everywhere in the country...
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Knan

The most expensive low-cost house ever to be built in Mzantsi, so if the directors are arrested then the work stops. What about the rest of the money, how will it be recovered?
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BaleliM

So the tender went to a relative who split the money with the rest... well that is my assumption. where did the money go and where is the Govt in all this after announcing and promising people that they will be housed in 5yrs time.

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topdog_ltd

R1000 & R5000 for stealing 16m, but if u go steal a car its R8000 bail, the rich are forever getting better treatment. yah neh...mzansi!
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Jackes

So the ANC government is corrupt in all provinces that they rule......... One house for 16m....... Zuma must just step-down...... This corruption problem started with Zuma himself.
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KarlZimbiri

"The Hawks arrested the company's directors, Janice Mendes, 42, and Machiel Marais, 47, last week. Mendes and Marais are out on R1000 and R5000 bail, respectively".

So, I guess Mr Marais and Mr Mendes are ANC members.


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ThirdEye

@pizozo & sugaar
The house was not built with R16 million, probable R45 000-R50 000, the rest of the money was shared by company directors.
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zino

@lucy1990 the money is now with the banks relax but investigations are underway we hope that in 2023 they will charge the culprits
@imd true that all provinces are corrused

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sibuyim

Who was signing payment certificates? who was the department project manager?
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Eraser

16 Million ..this people r too greedy y not spend 14 M then take 2 M..
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KatakataEmaotoAditshepe

You are not the one to be sorry girl!
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MORNACHIES

lucy1990
so wer is the money?
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The money is there in your empty tin called HEAD .......idiot !!!
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Punkies

@pizozo
I wonder how it feels to leave in a four-roomed RDP house worth R16million
*thinking*
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Eish, you can say that again. Its so sad.
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lindsay

@ KarlZimbiri

"The Hawks arrested the company's directors, Janice Mendes, 42, and Machiel Marais, 47, last week. Mendes and Marais are out on R1000 and R5000 bail, respectively".

So, I guess Mr Marais and Mr Mendes are ANC members.


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and i also bet you think those two paid themselves and gave themselves a certificate of completion after inspecting their own work.
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BlackLion

It is true indeed that should you remove commerce from the face of communities, you will find a bunch of Slaves.

I still wonder how the company will explain this. This is pure theft.

But anyway, we love politicians don’t we?

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PleaseGetReal

Typical anc, no matter how big your operation, if you spent 16 mil on a project you make sure there is someone everyday to make sure things is happening,

I am sorry, I don't feel sorry for the people who lost out, you get what you vote for and deserve what is coming your way. The only people I feel sorry for is the ones who voted against this thieving bastards and who's tax money is stolen.
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hindsight

The Department of Human Settlements launched investigations and engaged the special investigation unit (SIU) last year. The SIU probe revealed that only one house was built.

lol.....even my cat could have told you that! So this is what the SIU has to deal with? The house sticks out like a sore thumb, you dont need the SIU to tell you that, get an official from the department to go investigate the matter then only you you get the hawks in to do the necessary arrests.......And the suspects' bail is a bit low for poeple who "allegedly" stole R16m minus change. aren't they flight risks. They couldnt have finnished all that money, unless if they smoke crack!
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tumzangwana

The Hawks arrested the company's directors, Janice Mendes, 42, and Machiel Marais, 47, last week. Mendes and Marais are out on R1000 and R5000 bail, respectively.
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why so little bail money whereas they squandered R16m?

The Department of Human Settlements launched investigations and engaged the special investigation unit (SIU) last year. The SIU probe revealed that only one house was built.
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le lona why wait this long to investigate? from 2006-2011? 6yrs to probe why one house was built? haaaaikona man. this is madness straight. i wonder after the investigations are completed who is going to blame who?

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Sinudeity

Sorry for your troubles ma'am.
Next time vote DA.
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Mazambala

In government we pay after the service has been rendered BUT what the so called DEPLOYED comrades are doing is clear CORRUPTION
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TKay

These tenders tycoons are really milking the government dry
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Firefly

People who stole R15,900,000.00 are given R5000 & R1000 bail?
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tabadiametwa

I've got one question: who paid who for what?
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ManCanDo

And who is in charge of the municipality? And who is the directors of MD3 Developers? And who are you going to vote into power at the next election? Soon there will be nothing left to steal.
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Revulshionary

Jaaaa, sorry about the 2000 guys that suffered... But they will feel really happy that they could assist the 5 very well connected ANC guys... And to show their gratitude, they will vote them to power again.... Just for GOOD Measure.......






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Jonsi

You hire a builder to build a house for you.One of the questions you gonna ask is "e tla go nka howlong to complete" then you follow up on that,but with these bunch of fools they pay out 16m in 2006 and hope everything is order or they just didn't care as to what happened thereafter, or they were part of the whole set-up, now investigations and bail after so many years....sorry i fail to understand this.Bring Ray Charles and ask him how many RDP houses were built there, he will tell you, "three".
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ntiki

Tender system must be scrapped because is not working at all.
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