Who is phosane mngqibisa

My finding is that the allegation is substantiated by evidence and that Mr Mngqibisa's conduct in this regard was unlawful and improper. His conduct points to abuse of the power he enjoyed due to his special relationship with the DOC and Hon Pule. There was neither authorisation from CBP for the siphoning of MTN sponsorship funds to ABR, nor agreement for a management fee of R6m nor authorisation of the appropriation of that money.

I further find that the appropriation of R6m or a substantial part thereof constitutes improper enrichment on the part of Mr Mngqibisa's company and that the siphoning of this money was made possible through the surplus funds caused by the unsolicited and unlawful " donation" of R10m from Hon Pule.

My finding is that although Hon Pule was wearing new red soled Christian Louboutin shoes at the event, no concrete evidence linked the shoes to Mr Mngqibisa or Khemano. I accordingly, find no justifiable reason to reject her explanation that she bought the shoes for herself and owns several shoes from this exclusive brand.

My finding is that there was a real and not just a potential conflict of interest on the part of Hon Pule regarding her duty to act in the best interest of the DOC and her loyalty to Mr Mngqibisa on account of their relationship. Faced with divided loyalties, as is always the case in a conflict of interest situation, I am convinced that Hon Pule chose Mr Mngqibisa's interests above those of her Department and ultimately, the State.

My finding is that this allegation is substantiated. Through actions and omissions, Hon Pule caused her Department to benefit Mr Mngqibisa and his company Khemano improperly. Mr Mngqibisa and his company further benefited from the R15m diverted towards ABR and ultimately, the R6m siphoned to Khemano allegedly as management fees but without the authorisation of the principal, CBP.

I further find that Hon Pule acted in breach of paragraph 2. My finding is that Hon Pule's conduct was grossly at odds with the provisions of section 96 2 of the Constitution as well as the Executive Ethics Code, particularly paragraphs 2 and 3 thereof. She also caused or allowed her staff members to lie to Parliament, the AG and my office during these institutions' respective investigations. The Werksmans report is the first confirmation that Pule's boyfriend scored millions personally from the inaugural indaba held in Cape Town in June last year.

The probe was unable to expose MTN's role in the scandal because the company "specifically instructed [us] not to interview any of the MTN executives involved in the arrangements surrounding the ICT Indaba". Before the indaba, Pule sent letters to Telkom, MTN and Vodacom "inviting" them to "cooperate with the Department of Communications and Carol Bouwer Productions" - an "invitation" that one company executive privately described as "near extortion".

The companies provided a total of R Days later the Sunday Times revealed that Mngqibisa -unbeknown to sponsors - had been given access to Bouwer's bank account and withdrawn millions to "pay suppliers". The Werksmans report reveals that Mngqibisa also took a R6-million "management fee". Bouwer, the main organiser of the event, only received a R2-million fee.

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