Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane has denied allegations that a man not employed in her department has influenced contracts. EFF chief whip Floyd Shivambu wrote to Mokonyane requesting that she respond to the allegations that the man, Luvo Makasi, was responsible for approving payments for contracts in the department despite him not being an employee. The letter was posted on the EFF’s website. Shivambu put eight questions to Mokonyane about whether she knew Makasi, whether she had referred any queries about payment for contracts to him, and whether the department had been taken to court over nonpayment of contracts. He asked whether the minister had a personal relationship with Makasi, which allowed him to interfere with operations in her department. This is not the first time Mokonyane has come under scrutiny for contract and tender irregularities. Last year, City Press reported that Mokonyane was in hot water after then-public protector Thuli Madonsela asked the aud...
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