New texts revealed in bizarre tender-linked kidnap case

WhatsApp messages show desperate attempts to force R5m payment in alleged tender fraud conspiracy

10 March 2024 - 00:00

WhatsApp messages between former Lepelle Northern Water (LNW) CEO Phineas Legodi and Limpopo businessman Matome “Falaz” Sefalafala reveal how the two men allegedly plotted to intimidate and harass the board’s then acting CEO into paying a R5m invoice for a contract that had been ruled illegal...

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