African National Congress Youth League leader Julius Malema was paid R1.2-million by businessman Steve Bosch who scored tenders worth tens of millions of rands in Limpopo, the Sunday Times reported.
Records have shown that Bosch’s company, Sizani Build It, made two payments from its Standard Bank account on Malema’s behalf, to an Investec bank account — belonging to architect Aurielo Cimato, the report said.
Cimato is building Malema’s multimillion-rand house in Sandton.
An amount of R900 000 was deposited on March 4 this year, and another R300 000 on June 4, with “J Malema” as a beneficiary reference.
The bank sent confirmations to Malema via SMS, it was reported, but Malema has denied receiving any benefit from Bosch.
“There is no money that came from me or any of my entities,” he told the Sunday Times when asked for comment.
Do you know how many Malema’s are here?’
He then referred all questions to Bosch, adding: “I don’t care whether he answers you or not, its none of my fucking business!”
Bosch has refused to explain the payments to the newspaper, and denied that any SMS confirmations were sent to the youth league leader.
“Do you know how many Malema’s are here in Polokwane and Botswana?” he said.
“If, for one reason or the other, Mr Malema has a business transaction with Mr Cimato, which I am not aware of, I wish to emphatically state that I act as no surety for Mr Malema’s business transactions,” he was quoted as saying by the paper.
He refused to say whether he had made any other payments to Malema, telling the paper this was “a fishing expedition” that he “would not dignify” with an answer. – Sapa