By Marcus Moloko
Tenderpreneur Edwin Sodi has been hit by a string of liquidations, court setbacks and corruption prosecutions that are tightening the financial and legal pressure on his once far-reaching business network.
Sodi, who built a reputation for securing state work, now faces the prospect of asset losses and possible criminal conviction as multiple cases move through the courts and state agencies pursue recovery claims and restrictions on future public-sector business.
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One of the earliest signs of strain emerged in April 2025, when NJR Projects — later rebranded as G5 Group — was liquidated after it failed to settle a reported debt of about R1.2 million owed to Case Hire.
The legal pressure intensified in January 2026 when the Johannesburg High Court ordered Sodi to personally pay Hollard Insurance about R50 million, linked to failed guarantees connected to a
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