Robert Gumede faces R390m PPE fraud claim amid Tongaat Hulett bid

Robert Gumede faces R390m PPE fraud claim amid Tongaat Hulett bid

Robert Gumede, the South African billionaire who has positioned himself as the saviour of embattled sugar producer Tongaat Hulett Limited, is pursuing that rescue while entangled in a Special Tribunal case in which the Special Investigating Unit alleges he was the mastermind behind one of the most egregious alleged procurement frauds of South Africa's Covid-19 pandemic, involving R514 million paid by the South African Police Service for personal…