How Gavin Watson stole Bosasa from ANC Women’s League

[Jopie Fourie]

The late Gavin Watson swindled a group of “clueless” ANC Women’s League (ANCWL) leaders out of their company, which later scored billions of rands in corrupt tenders from government and state-owned entities.

This is mentioned in a new book by Adriaan Basson, titled Blessed by Bosasa: Inside Gavin Watson’s State Capture Cult.

It goes on sale on Monday.

Basson traces the genesis and operations of controversial company Bosasa, and writes of how Watson and his brothers used the members of the ANCWL – who include prominent leaders and struggle royalty – to establish the company and get a head start on signing lucrative government contracts.

Some of the people drawn into the project, which landed Bosasa and the Watsons at least R12 billion in contracts, include former Speaker of the National Assembly Baleka Mbete, Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu, former minister Nomvula Mokonyane and other prominent ANC activists such as Lindiwe Maseko, Nozuko ‘Girly’ Pikoli, Mavivi Myakayaka-Manzini, Nomatyala Hangana, Makho Njobe and Adelaide Tambo, who served in an advisory capacity,

Most of them got little, if anything, in return.

How Gavin Watson stole Bosasa from ANC Women’s League | City Press

A new book details how the controversial businessman tricked the women into signing their company over.

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[Jopie Fourie]

While most of the female leaders were distancing themselves from the company when it courted media attention on how it operated the Lindela Repatriation Centre in Krugersdorp, Mokonyane kept her close ties with Watson and benefited handsomely with braai packs, alcohol, security upgrades to her homes and cash.

Yeah... it was nice back then when Nelson Mandela started Dyambu for the ANC womens league in the mid 1990's and forced all police to detain illegal immigrants there instead of at police stations. This was the start of the flow of tax money to shady practices. Funny how they did not want to be associated with their own shady practice when bad detention conditions caught media attention...

 

[Acid0]

"a group of “clueless” ANC Women’s League (ANCWL) leaders out of their company, "

I would not put that word in brackets as most of the time they are ALL CLUELESS.

 

[MidnightWizard]

I would not put that word in brackets as most of the time they are ALL CLUELESS.

As Watson himself said

He told Agrizzi and senior employee Retief van der Merwe: "You better get these k*****s in line." He also called them "darkies", saying: "Why do you think I employ these k*****s? Because they're stupid. They've got nothing between the ears. They’re thick and I can control them. I can do whatever I want with them; they need the money

AVARICE HAST THEE NO PRIDE ?