BS attempted to legally contest a directive but ultimately withdrew from the effort. Former VBS chairperson Tshifhiwa Matodzi, who was sentenced to 15 years for fraud, revealed in an affidavit that there was a Plan B involving bribing Treasury officials to delay the directive's enforcement. Matodzi accused then Treasury director-general Dondo Mogajane of accepting a bribe, an allegation Mogajane has denied. Matodzi's affidavit described meetings with Mogajane regarding a payment of R1 million to the Baphilile Foundation, linked to political figures. Banking records support some of Matodzi's assertions, showing transactions to the foundation from VBS accounts.
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BS attempted to challenge this directive in court but eventually abandoned the effort. According to an affidavit by former VBS chairperson Tshifhiwa Matodzi, who was later sentenced to 15 years in prison for fraud and other crimes, there was a Plan B to bribe Treasury officials to stall the enforcement of the directive. Matodzi claimed to have paid a bribe to then Treasury director-general, Dondo Mogajane, though Mogajane has denied these allegations.
Matodzi’s affidavit detailed several meetings with Mogajane, during which a payment of R1 million was allegedly arranged to be deposited into a non-profit company, Baphilile Foundation, which had connections to influential political figures. Banking records corroborate some of Matodzi’s claims, showing payments to the foundation from VBS accounts.
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