More Heads Must Roll Over R118 million New York Land Debacle, Says DA

THE DA is demanding that more heads must roll over the R118 million New York land deal, including Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Caiphus Ramashau, and other senior officials who were closely linked to the New York Pilot Project scandal.

This comes after the dismissal last week of the Director-General of DIRCO, Kgabo Mohoai over the land deal scandal in New York, United States.

In 2018, Dirco approached the court to overturn its own decision to award a tender to Simeka Group and Regiments Capital as development partners to design, construct, operate, maintain, and finance suitable office and accommodation for South Africa’s permanent mission to the United Nations and its Consulate General in New York.

The tender was awarded in 2016, but Regiments was dropped from the joint venture the next year after the Simeka group discovered that the company had links with the Gupta family.

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