The Asset Forfeiture Unit obtained the order in the Northern Cape High Court against ANC MP Yolanda Botha, the National Prosecuting Authority said in a statement.

Botha chairs the social development portfolio committee.

The unit successfully argued that Botha disregarded tender procedures while she was head of social development in the Northern Cape, and signed lease agreements that benefited a company called Trifecta Investment Holdings.

“In return, Trifecta made renovations to her house. The value of the renovations is estimated at R1.2 million,” the NPA said.

The lease agreements were costing the government about R3 million a month, with some coming to an end only in 2017.

Botha allegedly approved decisions that went against the bid adjudication committee’s recommendations.

She changed the duration of some lease agreements to 10 years from five, and overruled the departmental legal adviser’s judgment that the leases be cancelled.

  The leases are for buildings rented by the North Cape department of social development in Springbok, Kuruman, Douglas and Kimberley.

The attachment order was granted against Botha’s house in Kimberley and her 10% shareholding in Trifecta.

The shares had been transferred from the company to a trust controlled by Botha’s relatives.

The NPA said Botha had told Parliament’s joint committee on ethics and members’ interests that she only received a R500,000 loan from the company.

The committee found in August 2011 that there was an improper and corrupt relationship between Botha and Trifecta.

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Oct 27, 2012

Yotywa

Does she know Zuma, If yes you are waisting our time. The whole thing will be reversed.
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Oct 27, 2012

Arewanga

Zuma is just stupid Zulu President
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Oct 28, 2012

sgubhusenkwishi

Put the criminal in prison and thow the key in the sea.
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Oct 29, 2012

Pointman

Overruling legal advisers, ignoring tender procedures, improving the terms tendered on - this woman is extremely arrogant and needs some jail time to cure her. Living the high life while children starve and go to school under trees is uncouth.
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Oct 29, 2012

malemaforpresident

Now Show me who is better in the ANC starting from the head of state in Nkandla down to an ordinary ANC councillor
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Oct 29, 2012

spirro

remove her from her position, we are tired of this
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Oct 29, 2012

seutullamakunutu

She must be arrested, Zuma must follow suit.

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Oct 29, 2012

Usernamee

Everything lately is all about Zuma, Zuma this Zuma that....

A woman get raped...its Zuma

A corrupt tender was issued, its Zuma

And you all forget that its all the anc criminals involved here, why can't you see that its the f***ing anc messing up the country not Zuma alone, what's difficult realizing this simple straight forward fact?
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Oct 29, 2012

KeRataBasadi

Show support for the 2nd transition and all your troubles will vanish.
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Oct 29, 2012

Mrazane

Ja ubedlala iTrifecta ngemphela!
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