By Thapelo Molefe
Moriel Infrastructure Group, the company linked to Lawrence Mudzinganyama, who was arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot women at a Sandton restaurant, has been removed from the state construction register for misrepresenting its credentials to obtain higher registration grades.
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson announced on Tuesday that the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) had removed Moriel and 12 other construction companies from its Register of Contractors, bringing the total number of removals since June 2024 to 75.
Mudzinganyama, a former director and executive chairperson of Moriel Group, made headlines in September after a video circulated on social media showing him confronting a group of women at a Sandton restaurant after they rejected his advances. He allegedly threatened to shoot them during the confrontation.
He was subsequently arrested and charged with intimidation.
Macpherson said the investigation into Moriel had begun before the
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