Unexplained cash problems have dragged a large but unlisted IT firm, African Legend Indigo (AL Indigo), into liquidation.
Although the IT company will conclude the billion-rand department of home affairs project, its role will be relatively small.
Gijima has been re-instated as the supplier of the home affairs department’s new R2,1-billion IT system after being axed almost a year ago.
When Robert Gumede tendered to produce phonecards for Telkom in 2002, he had just come out of a bad break-up with his business partner.
More tender irregularities are emerging from the beleaguered Water Affairs Department.
Two forensic reports under lock may explain why home affairs cancelled multibillion-rand IT contract.
IT mogul Robert Gumede will not be prosecuted for corruption, as the NPA could not find sufficient evidence to warrant a prosecution.
The NPA has denied claims by Robert Gumede that it has issued a certificate declining to prosecute the IT bigwig on corruption charges.
The ANC should pay back the R10m it received from businessmen Robert Gumede in the face of allegations that the donor was under police investigation.
A case of corruption has been opened against Robert Gumede, the chairperson of listed information technology company GijimaAST.
