SIU secures preservation order for Pule Mabe’s Steyn City house, Porsche

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has obtained a preservation order from the Special Tribunal against Groen Mintirho (formerly Enviro Mobi), a company linked to former parliamentarian and fraud-accused African National Congress (ANC) national executive committee member Pule Mabe.

The SIU plans to seize a house in the luxurious estate of Steyn City, and a Porsche 911 sports car.

“The order restricts Mabe from selling, leasing, transferring, or otherwise dealing with specific assets, including an immovable property located at Steyn City, Gauteng, and a luxury motor vehicle, Porsche 911 Carrera GTS,” said the SIU’s spokesperson, Kaizer Kganyago.

In addition to the preservation order, the SIU filed a review application at the Special Tribunal to nullify the tender award and recover funds unlawfully paid to Groen Mintirho.

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Charges

Mabe, his wife Mmatlhekelo Elsie Mabe, and business associate, Tinyiko Mahuntsi are facing charges of corruption, fraud, and theft in connection with a R27 million tender awarded to Mabe’s company, Enviro-Mobi, by the Gauteng Agriculture and Rural Development Department in 2017.

The tender was aimed at supplying 200 three-wheeler vehicles intended for use by 59 waste pickers employed by the Ekurhuleni Municipality.

Mabe has denied any wrongdoing. He was granted R30 000 bail, alongside his co-accused, in their corruption case in the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crime Court last month.

During his bail application, Mabe told the court that he earned R25 000 per month and further suggested that he lived in Randburg with his family.

Other accused

Also facing charges are Gauteng Agriculture and Rural Development Department Chief Director Loyiso Mkwana, former heads of department Thandeka Mbassa and Matilda Gasela, and former department chief financial officer (CFO) Abdullah Mohamed Ismail.

Two companies, KG Media (trading as Enviro-Mobi) and Star Mass Direct (trading as Kariki Media Holdings), are also among the accused.

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