News24 | PODCAST | The Lead: Red tender flags, yet PP clears Gauteng in Mashatile sons’ deal

Tinyiko Mvelase and Thabiso Mashatile, Deputy President Paul Mashatile's sons, are linked to Ngwato and Manzi Group, a company that was paid just under R18 million by a Gauteng government department.

They scored big contracts with the Gauteng government.

And, according to News24 investigations, the Public Protector’s about to clear the province’s Department of Infrastructure Development of any alleged wrongdoing in awarding these tenders to companies linked to the sons of Deputy President Paul Mashatile.

But journalist Kyle Cowan fears that this Chapter Nine institution has failed to consider the glaring red flags that sprang up during the companies’ tender bid process.

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