Security has been tightened at the Bloemfontein Regional Court where eight accused are appearing in connection with the more than R220 million Estina dairy farm project alleged corruption.
The accused include Varun Gupta‚ Ashu Chawla‚ Kamal Vasram‚ Ronica Ragavan‚ Nazeem Howa, who all worked for the Gupta business empire.
Also on the list are Free State agriculture department officials Peter Thabethe‚ Takisi Janki Masiteng and department’s former chief financial officer Sylvia Dlamini.
They face a string of charges ranging from fraud and theft to corruption and money laundering. They allegedly swindled the money earmarked for emerging black farmers in Vrede.
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The multi million rand fraud and corruption case on the #Estina #VredeDairy project is back in the Regional court in BFN. The accused include Varun Gupta, Ronica Ragavan, Ashuwa Chawla, Kamal Vasram, Nazeem Howa who all worked for the Gupta business.#sabcnews pic.twitter.com/FXbTwfZOVb
— Aphumelele Mdlalane (@AphumeleleMdla2) August 17, 2018
— Aphumelele Mdlalane (@AphumeleleMdla2) August 16, 2018
#VredeDairy project beneficiaries say are tired of lies. What they want now is for the project to be closed down as it failed to benefit them.#sabcnews pic.twitter.com/cyNIZn7nO0
— Aphumelele Mdlalane (@AphumeleleMdla2) August 16, 2018
#VredeDairy These are some cattles seen at the dairy farm project.#sabcnews pic.twitter.com/RIut1zfAe9
— Aphumelele Mdlalane (@AphumeleleMdla2) August 16, 2018
This is another part of the multi million rand Vrede dairy farm project which was meant to benefit 81 beneficiaries. Agriculture committee will today conduct oversight just a day before those who were implicated appear in BFN magistrate court.#sabcnews#VredeDairy pic.twitter.com/K1LTsGLwZS
— Aphumelele Mdlalane (@AphumeleleMdla2) August 16, 2018
