• News
  • Sport
  • TV
  • Radio
  • Education
  • TV Licences
  • Contact Us
  • SOUTH AFRICA
  • POLITICS
  • BUSINESS
  • SPORT
  • AFRICA
  • WORLD
  • FEATURES
  • OPINION
No Result
View All Result
1
Home South Africa

Four suspects arrested in Limpopo’s R2.4 million shack scandal to appear in court on Monday

20 December 2020, 8:00 PM  |
Michael Makungo Michael Makungo |  @SABCNews
[File photo] The shacks with a price tag of R64 000 each caused a public outcry.

[File photo] The shacks with a price tag of R64 000 each caused a public outcry.

Image: SABC News

[File photo] The shacks with a price tag of R64 000 each caused a public outcry.

Four of the seven suspects – arrested in connection with the alleged fraud of R2.4 million in the contract to provide 40 shacks at Talana Hostel in Limpopo – will appear before Tzaneen Magistrate’s Court on Monday.

The four suspects who are members of the bid evaluation committee from the Housing Development Agency – were arrested in different parts of Johannesburg on Friday.

Three other suspects – who were arrested last Thursday – will make their second court appearance on Tuesday.

The shacks with a price tag of R64 000 each caused a public outcry.

Hawks spokesperson, Matimba Maluleke, says the suspects are facing multiple charges of fraud.

“The suspects who are between the aged of 35 and 43 vouched for Aventino Group CC company to construct the housing unit without the rally checking the validity of the documents submitted it is further alleged that the temporary housing unit do not adhere to the design and specifications the suspects will appear in the Tzaneen magistrate’s court on Monday to face multiple charge of fraud this brings the total number of suspects to seven.”

Two arrested for fraud in the R2.4 million contract to provide 40 shacks: 

Meanwhile, the Limpopo government has sought to provide further details on the 40 shacks it has handed to the Talana Hostel dwellers in Tzaneen, which are said to be worth R2.4 million.

It was responding to a social media outcry, questioning the government’s reasoning behind building shacks instead of decent or permanent structures for the community.

Premier Stan Mathabatha flanked by the Acting Director General of the National Department of Human Settlements, Joseph Leshabe, hosted a press briefing in Polokwane and reiterated that the shacks were a temporary measure aimed at relieving overcrowding at the hostel.

He says government wants to build family units at the hostel.

Mathabatha has blamed his office’s communication unit as well as that of the Housing Department for the social media storm.

Housing MEC Basikopo Makamu says action will be taken to ensure that what they have termed as miscommunication is not repeated.

“As the MEC responsible for Cogta, I have identified the defects of communication within the department I am going to sit and be able to take action in terms of how we are going to proceed because I have realised how it costed the provincial government, the manner in which we miscommunicated with our public,” says Mathabatha.

Limpopo government provides further details on the shack project:

Share article
Tags: LimpopoFraudShacks
Previous Post

Facebook removes anti-vaccine ‘fake news’ in Israel, government says

Next Post

North West police condemn mob justice

Related Posts

Joburg Water monitors troubled water systems closely

22 September 2023, 8:05 PM
The high tide left a trail of distraction in some Western Cape coastal towns like George.

George Municipality urges public to heed weekend weather warnings

22 September 2023, 6:30 PM

UFS investigates alleged racism incident on Campus

22 September 2023, 5:44 PM
Eskom Megawatt Park offices in Sunninghill, north of Johannesburg.

Load shedding suspended for the long weekend: Eskom

22 September 2023, 5:28 PM

Northern Cape herbalists set to create ‘herbal route’ tourist attraction

22 September 2023, 3:15 PM
Water Tower in Midrand

Joburg Water struggles to pump water, leading to supply disruptions: Sekwaila

22 September 2023, 3:13 PM
Next Post
[File photo] One of the suspects died on the scene while the other was transported to the Vryburg Hospital with serious injuries.

North West police condemn mob justice

Most Viewed

  • 24hrs
  • Week
  • Month
  • High waves and rough water conditions force beach closures in the Western Cape
  • UPDATE: Public warned not to go to W Cape beaches as another spring tide expected
  • Spring high tide leaves trail of destruction along Garden Route
  • ‘Buthelezi was a good man who did a bad man’s job’
  • A Celebration of a Legacy: Amabutho, IFP pay final tribute to Prince Buthelezi
  • High waves and rough water conditions force beach closures in the Western Cape
  • Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi to rest in the town he built and nurtured
  • NSPCA files criminal case against Julius Malema for alleged animal cruelty
  • Snow, heavy rainfall expected in parts of KZN: SAWS
  • Cold-front sweeps across SA bringing snow and chilly temperatures
  • Concern over exclusion of foreign nationals from Road Accident Fund
  • Cashless taxi service launched in Cape Town
  • Mbeki expresses confidence in resolving current electricity challenges in SA
  • Legal professionals raise concerns over proposed amendments to RAF 
  • Limpopo multi-million rand water treatment, sewage project abandoned

LATEST

  • South Africa

Joburg Water monitors troubled water systems closely


[FILE IMAGE] William Nicol Drive, during the start of the Covid-19 lockdown.
  • Politics

ANC welcomes renaming of William Nicol to Winnie Mandela Drive


South Africa's Faf de Klerk in action with Romania's Adrian Motoc.
  • Sport

Ireland unfazed by Springboks ‘7-1 bench split’


Palestinians throw objects next to an Israeli military vehicle during a raid near Tubas in the Israeli-occupied West Bank
  • World

Israeli military hits Gaza Strip as protests continue


The high tide left a trail of distraction in some Western Cape coastal towns like George.
  • South Africa

George Municipality urges public to heed weekend weather warnings


FILE PHOTO: A Somali police officer looks from the broken windows of the Pearl Beach Restaurant following an attack by Al Shabaab militants
  • Africa

Somalia asks UN to delay peacekeeper drawdown after ‘significant setbacks’


Weather

  • About the SABC
  • Contact Us
  • Jobs
  • Advertise
  • Disclaimer
  • Site Map

SABC © 2023

No Result
View All Result
  • SOUTH AFRICA
  • POLITICS
  • BUSINESS
  • SPORT
  • AFRICA
  • WORLD
  • FEATURES
  • OPINION

© 2023

Previous Facebook removes anti-vaccine ‘fake news’ in Israel, government says
Next North West police condemn mob justice