amaBhungane | IDT mistrust: How minister Zikalala and his ‘comrade chair’ nixed probes into CEO

amaBhungane | IDT mistrust: How minister Zikalala and his ‘comrade chair’ nixed probes into CEO

Documents obtained by amaBhungane suggest that former public works and infrastructure minister Sihle Zikalala and his close comrade, then-Independent Development Trust (IDT) chair advocate Kwazi Mshengu, mounted parallel efforts to shield the parastatal’s chief executive from investigations into a R45-million lease scandal.

IDT MISTRUST | Part 1: How minister Zikalala and his ‘comrade chair’ Mshengu nixed probes into CEO Malaka - AmaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism

Documents obtained by amaBhungane suggest that former public works and infrastructure minister Sihle Zikalala and his close comrade, then-Independent Development Trust (IDT) chair advocate Kwazi Mshengu, mounted parallel efforts to shield the parastatal’s chief executive from investigations into a R45-million lease scandal.Internal communications, board minutes and draft reports show Zikalala and Mshengu clearing the way for Tebogo Malaka’s elev…