By KEDIBONE MOLAETSI
17 January 2025- The Pretoria Regional Court postponed the case against Kishene Chetty and 12 of his co-accused to 24 March 2025, to await the outcome of their application at the high court to have this case combined with their other matter appearing at the high court where they are facing separate charges of corruption.
The Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) spokesperson, Henry Mamothame said the accused in the matter are facing charges of forgery, uttering, fraud and theft relating to the procurement of toners for the South African Police Service (SAPS) in Mpumalanga and Eastern Cape Province.
Mamothame said the offence is alleged to have taken place between 2015 and 2015, resulting in a loss of over R800 000 to the SAPS.
“Amongst the accused are SAPS officials who allegedly colluded with the companies involved for the awarding of the tender, while knowing that falsified documents were being provided by these companies.
“The companies involved in the matter are Bambanani Marketing and Projects, Baroma Construction and Office Consumables, Super Stationery Distributors, Sifikile Furniture and Projects and Vatika and Projects. Investigations by IDAC have led to Chetty being charged in other matters which are currently before courts for alleged corruption involving millions within the South African Police Service,” he said.
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