Supra Mahumapelo, Denel in hot water over R1.1m bursary for premier’s son
DA lays charges of alleged fraud and corruption against the premier and CEO of state-owned armaments company Zwelakhe Ntshepe
North West premier Supra Mahumapelo and Denel CEO Zwelakhe Ntshepe are facing a backlash over revelations that the premier’s son got a R1.1m bursary to become a pilot. Rapport newspaper reported at the weekend that the state-owned armaments company‚ forced recently to borrow money to pay salaries‚ had "bent the rules" to award the bursary. Ntshepe‚ according to the newspaper‚ personally signed the contract. DA MP Natasha Mazzone said on Monday that the party had laid criminal charges of alleged fraud and corruption against the pair. "On Sunday reports emerged that Ntshepe signed off on a bursary of more than R1m for Mahumapelo’s son to study at a prestigious Port Alfred aviation school. This‚ despite the school not being part of a list of accredited schools that Denel funding covers and that Denel bursaries have historically been allocated to the fields of IT‚ engineering‚ finances and business management‚" said Mazzone. "These allegations may point to a clear violation of the Publi...
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