FORMER MEC OFFICIALLY APPLIES FOR BAIL
The former MEC of Transport, Roads and Public Works in the Northern Cape, John Fikile Block(55) , has appeared in Kimberley District Court today, where he officially applied for bail. The matter relates to a case of 2003, where Babereki Consulting Engineers CC was fraudulently awarded a tender as a structural and civil engineer, as well as a project manager within the mental health hospital construction project. The accused, as the political head and the former HOD Patience Mercia Mokhali, appointed Babereki Consulting Engineers CC, whose director is Tshegolekae Motaung, even though the company did not meet the requirements. The actual amount involved is approximately R51 million.
