The Special Tribunal has dismissed former African National Congress (ANC) spokesperson Pule Mabe’s application to temporarily halt civil recovery proceedings against him and company Enviro Mobi.
This is in relation to an alleged irregular Gauteng waste vehicle tender valued at more than R27 million.
Mabe had wanted to stop the Special Investigations Unit’s (SIU) recovery action until the criminal trial is concluded.
The Tribunal found that Mabe’s application lacked merit and was aimed at delaying accountability.
SIU spokesperson Selby Mokgotho says Mabe was also ordered to pay the legal costs of the application.
“Mr. Mabe sought to stop the SIU’s civil recovery action until the conclusion of his criminal trial in the High Court. In November 2024, the SIU obtained the preservation order to freeze Mr. Mabe’s immovable property in Steyn City Gauteng as well as a Porche 911 Carrera GTS. In his stay application, Mabe argues that the SIU’s pre-proclamation investigation was unlawful because it formed the basis for the presidential proclamation. The proclaimed investigation was tainted and evidence from it could not be admissible for the civil proceedings launched by the SIU. Mabe further stated that the SIU forensic report and findings were unconstitutional.”
