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Here very are sharing a piece of big news with you, The former Accounting Officer and current Acting HOD for the Free State Health Department Godfrey Mahlatsi, and according to the viral news he handed himself over to police on Friday morning. He is throwing with 44 counts of Contravention of the PEMA for his failure to secure or prevent unauthorized, fruitless, irregular, and wasteful expenditure re to the amount of R8,7m.
When he was accounting officer of the department, that time department paid for services. Here are several things for telling you about the news. You are on the right page for getting information about the viral topic. Here we will try to cover all the important details of this news. Let’s continue the article, keep reading.
Why Was Godfrey Mahlatsi Arrested?
According to the report, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Regional Spokesperson Phaladi Shuping tells that Mahlatsi was unsuccessful to take an important decision against responsible officials even after the Auditor General had confirmed the department that the transactions are not legal and this is against the law.
Report, the work was not legal, and that was against the rule and illegal as well. The transaction was not mentioned in the right manner. Scroll the page for getting more information about the news.
As per the report, Many people were also charged with allegations, Let’s take a look at the name “Colleen Kala, Thabo Moeti, Victor Kwababa, Limakatso Mabille, Simon Njonga, Gloria Gogo, Simon Johnson, Motsumi Polari, John Chakane, Tsietsi Polari, Sarah Legobate, Lebohang Beqezi, and Charity Moloi.”
On the basis of the available report, They are charged together with six companies and the names are of the company Azrago, Land Breeze Trading 623, Siphilile Investments, Azrago, Akholwa Consultancy Training, Zen Communications, Tsa Rona Consultancy. They are facing a total of 304 allegations that include contravention of the PEMA, dishonesty, fraud, black money, and forgery.
Mahlatsi was free on bail from the prison of R5 000 and he will appear together with others on 14 March after all the mess up and the state asked for the favor a postponement for finalization of the charge. All the public is shocked after hearing about fraud tender news.
Department is asking many questions for transactions, which is not according to the law and was illegal. And facing the question regarding the expenditure. We have shared all the information which we had about the news if we get anything about the news we will tell you first at the same site. Stay tuned for more updates.
