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However, FYL spokesman Floyd Shivambu has rejected this as a "cheap and lousy claim".

The university confirmed that in July last year, it awarded a R27.8 million tender for the conversion of a gymnasium into a laboratory to Collins Foromo, the Mail & Guardian reported.

Foromo was once a driver for expelled African National Congress Youth League president Julius Malema.

Foromo told the M&G he was invited to all FYL rallies, but he denied contributing to the organisation.

Questions have been raised about who funds the FYL, an organisation which was formed after Malema was expelled.

The university also awarded Mandla Seopela, one of the founders of the FYL, a three-year lease for dining facilities on campus, the M&G reported.

The newspaper was unable to establish the value of the deal.

The university confirmed that it awarded the tender to Seopela's company, Bohlaleng Foods, in January last year.

Seopela has been quoted as a spokesman for the FYL, and works as a speech-writer for Limpopo premier and Malema ally Cassel Mathale, according to the report.

The newspaper reported that it had been told that the higher education department had questioned the awarding of the two university contracts, although the department denied this.

The M&G alleged that the FYL was using the university to fund its activities.

Shivambu denied this.

"This cheap and lousy claim is made because of comrade Mandla Seopela's open and unashamed association with struggles of economic freedom fighters, which he said on various occasions is due to the fact that the leadership of the ANC Youth League... was treated unfairly and should be supported."

Foromo and Seopela "have a right to be economically active and involve themselves in legitimate economic activities", Shivambu said.

He called on the M&G to provide proof that university money was being used to fund FYL programmes.

"The reality is that we have resorted to grassroots mobilisation methods and political activities, which never needed any funding from anybody," he said.

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Sep 21, 2012

RobinH

SO what's new?
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Sep 21, 2012

DA-DBN-GUY

As if we can believe anything that comes out of that mouth!!!
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Sep 21, 2012

MissBhakajuju

so if you're friendz with the YL, you must live under the bridge, f.i.l.thy & have no Money, no Business ?? mximm




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Sep 21, 2012

|Sinudeity|

MissBhakajuju - Of course, because if these dudes didnt have connections, to enable them to tenderpreneur, then they would have been living under bridges anyways.
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Sep 21, 2012

Catswhiskers

Isn't is just amazing how a driver (for Juliboy) is suddenly able to get a tender for millions!!
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Sep 21, 2012

Catswhiskers

All these 'connections' are more than just a coincidence.
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Sep 21, 2012

skhokho21

Sinudeity, as usual you are jumping the gun. When was JM expelled, when were these tenders awarded, when were these companies opened, did they meet the necessary requirements? These question are all missing in the report from M&G. Where is the proof of the funding. Its people like you that cost the DA votes, no sane black man will ever vote for them while you talk like that about black people.
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Sep 21, 2012

DA-DBN-GUY

Limpopo the most corrupt province in the country with the most corrupt premier who just happens to be buddies with the Fat One!!
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Sep 21, 2012

|Sinudeity|

skhokho21 - With "On point", you didnt need the meet the neccesary requirements, your business could have been two weeks old. Just as long as you had a connection with Malema, and promised to give him a percentage of your tender to his trust fund, you would get a tender.



"Its people like you that cost the DA votes, no sane black man will ever vote for them while you talk like that about black people."

Is that another race-card being pulled? So, I cant talk about corrupt black people? Jou ma dude :P
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Sep 21, 2012

DA-DBN-GUY

skhokho21
Sinudeity, as usual you are jumping the gun. When was JM expelled, when were these tenders awarded, when were these companies opened, did they meet the necessary requirements? These question are all missing in the report from M&G. Where is the proof of the funding. Its people like you that cost the DA votes, no sane black man will ever vote for them while you talk like that about black people.

Its shocking that black people like you cant seem to make the connection between JM, the premier of Limpopo and tenders that are being awarded to people with links to JM. No sane black man would vote anc!
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