Mantashe likens Bosasa security upgrade at his home to ‘wedding contributions’

JOHANNESBURG – Mineral Assets Minister Gwede Mantashe has likened Bosasa funds for safety cameras on his properties to a conventional wedding ceremony.

Mantashe mentioned he didn’t know who contributed to the funds, saying this was an identical course of adopted when paying for a conventional wedding ceremony.

The minister instructed the state seize fee on Friday that former Bosasa govt director Papa Leshabane supplied to supply higher cameras as a household buddy, and he didn’t ask him any questions.

Mantashe was testifying in regards to the upgrades that former Bosasa chief operations officer (COO) Angelo Agrizzi mentioned have been valued at R600,000.

The minister mentioned he discovered by way of media stories that Bosasa was behind the safety digicam installations at his properties.

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Mantashe mentioned to his information, his safety advisor agreed with Leshabane to put in the digicam methods.

“We assist each other in coping with quite a few tasks – if Mantashe goes to get married we come collectively and contribute – the questions that you’re asking now, don’t come up. We’re in a household conventional association that folks make a contribution, and those that make a contribution will not be wanting suspicious till years later.

However the minister mentioned it was not related to him on the time that Leshabane was working for Bosasa.

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In the meantime, Mantashe additionally instructed the State Seize Fee that he by no means knew that Bosasa was concerned in putting in safety cameras in his properties till it got here up within the media.

Agrizzi instructed the Fee that Bosasa paid contractor Chal le Roux, who additionally testified that he did set up the cameras.

Nonetheless, Mantashe mentioned Leshabane made the supply and he took it.

The minister mentioned his safety advisor negotiated with Leshabane and instructed him that Leshabane supplied to put in the Jap Cape cameras at his personal value.

Mantashe mentioned the primary installations in Boksburg have been completed after the African Nationwide Congress (ANC) agreed that cameras needs to be put in at his home.

The fee requested him if he knew that Leshabane labored for Bosasa and the way he got here to make the supply.

“There was by no means an settlement with the executives of Bosasa. Papa made the preparations and continued with the safety upgrades out of his personal volition.”

The minister mentioned, not like different secret tasks, Bosasa information point out his identify to indicate that there was no malice along with his mission.

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