The Special Tribunal declared that the personal protective equipment (PPE) tender worth 172 million which was awarded to Ndlovu by National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS) and associated companies invalid and unlawful.
The tribunal ordered Ndlovu and his companies to pay back the R158 million with interest while forfeiting to the state of his frozen properties and funds valued at 42 million which belong to Ndlovu, Bugatti Security Services and Zaisan Kaihatsu. The luxury cars that Ndlovu displayed on social media two years ago are up for repossession.
A probe into the validity of the PPE tender awarded to Ndlovu and his companies came to the spotlight after he went to social media to display his expensive cars, which are estimated to cost about 11 million, which he purchased in one go. His fleet of cars included three Porches, a Lamborghini Urus and a Jeep Grand Cherokee.
After showing off the expensive vehicles, the SIU received tip-offs from members of the public who alleged that Ndlovu’s wealth came from the contracts to supply PPE to NHLS when Covid-19 hit the country.
The SIU was able to prove that the companies which were supposed to supply PPE, were all belonging to Ndlovu. “The SIU investigation established that the contracts were obtained by abusing the emergency procurement procedures that were adopted by the NHLS in order to respond to the Covid-19 disaster during the first half of 2020,” said spokesperson Kaizer Kganago
The judgement by the tribunal ordered that asset belonging to Ndlovu be sold off and any proceeds made from the sale from his assets will be forfeited by the state.
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