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The e lodge was also requested to supply liquor for the conference that was to be held elsewhere. eer A ‘proof of payment’ was sent to the lodge,” said Romano van der Spuy, chairman of the ty Hartbeespoort community policing forum. “It was arranged that the liquor would be picked up when they collect the keys to their accommodation. Two men arrived on Thursday afternoon collected the keys at reception and loaded the liquor into a single cab Mitsubishi. The next morning, personnel at the lodge realised the booked accommodation was not occupied. It was discovered that the proof of payment was fraudulent and the number plates of the vehicle proved to be false. The ‘attorneys’ had disappeared.” The Hartbeespoort police are investigating cases of fraud and theft. Volatile community protest against alleged reallocation of funds Shots were fi red, cars were stoned and police had to disperse protesters from ‘n Sesjarige kind is Donderdag kritiek beseer toe twee voertuie by die verkeerslig by Mothutlung during a volatile protest in Village Mall gebots het. Die kind is op die toneel vir moontlike borskasbeserings behandel Brits on Tuesday. voor hy saam met nog vier beseerdes deur Hartbeespoort Noodredding (HEMS) na die “Hundreds of people were brought by Brits Distrikshospitaal geneem is. bus to Brits to protest against the re- allocation of R90 million rand that was intended for Mothutlung,” said member of parliament, Leon Basson, who was on the Woman overpowered by knife- scene during an oversight inspection on Tuesday. “According to the community the wielding robbers protests by Mothutlung residents are the result of the Madibeng mayor’s re- A woman was overpowered and robbed by three knife-wielding suspects soon after she allocation of the funds that were supposed exited a taxi on the R513 near De Rust last Tuesday. to upgrade Mothutlung, to Oukasie “The woman got off a taxi near the Magaliespark estate around 18:00 and was waiting and Maboloka areas where the mayor for a friend to pick her up when a white Volkswagen Polo stopped nearby. Three men got apparently has more support,” Basson said. out and urinated next to the road and then pulled out knives and approached her. They “This re-allocation of much-needed took all her belongings before speeding off ,” said Romano van der Spuy, chairman of the funds caused residents taking to the streets, Hartbeespoort community policing forum. calling for Mayor Jostina Mothibi’s head to The police are investigating a robbery case. roll. The DA calls on the Mayor to urgently address the community on these allegations PTA If you or someone close to you needs and to inform them what the municipality implements them in clusters which are Hercules will do to better services and conditions in made up of specifi c wards according to FREE, CONFIDENTIAL, EXPERT HELP their area.” their proximity. 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R22 million, while its director/owner is According to recent reports by Mail currently serving a suspended sentence after & Guardian, the company is currently being convicted of fraud. also being investigated by the Hawks for Flame IT, a subsidiary of the Big fraud following dealings with another Time Strategies Group, confi scated the municipality in North West. According to Madibeng municipality’s computers and the Hawks’ commercial crime investigation de-commissioned all information and unit, there are allegations of contravention of communications technology equipment last procurement processes, fraud and corruption week, bringing the municipal operations to in the municipality’s ICT tender, the Mail & a halt for almost three days. This follows Guardian reported. after Madibeng allegedly did not pay them The CEO of Flame IT and the Big Time for three months following a forensic audit Strategic Group, Justice Maphosa, was report. convicted of defrauding the South African Taking the forensic audit report fi ndings Revenue Service in 2015 and sentenced to into consideration, the Madibeng council a suspended eight years imprisonment after resolved at the end of June that all payments entering into a plea and sentence agreement. to the company immediately be stopped He was found guilty of 29 counts of fraud and that a criminal case be opened with the in the commercial crimes court in Pretoria police. However, before the municipality for defrauding the South African Revenue could do this, Flame IT collected the Service by submitting fake tax invoices computers and de-commissioned the system. for his companies, Big Time Strategic According to documentation in Consultants and Computer Ink and Media Kormorant’s possession, the IT company Solutions. He was ordered to pay SARS now demands R22 million from the R843 080.40 in instalments to be settled by municipality for purchase of the equipment, January 2019. and that Madibeng pays the outstanding The Madibeng municipality was asked invoices from April to July. They also want whether criminal charges have been laid the contract, which has expired, extended to against the company and how the company the end of 2018.