Gauteng government ripped off at Esidimeni hearing's venue
18 April 2018
The company that charged the Gauteng Provincial Government R8.4 million for use of the Emoyeni Conference Centre for the Esidimeni Arbitration Hearings paid only R805 000 last year to rent this provincial-owned property in Parktown, Johannesburg.
This is revealed by Infrastructure Development MEC Jacob Mamabolo in a written reply to my questions in the Gauteng Legislature.
According to Mamabolo, a company called Keliana Consulting manages Emoyeni on behalf of the Department.
He says that the contract was awarded in 2005 to Keliana, but the tenant was not able to occupy the building due to renovations that occurred from 2006 to 2008, so the contract was adjusted for commencement from 2009 to 2013.