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A fight over resources between comrades has thrust Deputy Police Minister Fikile Mbalula into the centre of a multi-million-rand World Cup tender war.
At the centre of the row is the cancellation of the contract for Nationwide Security, a company that was contracted to secure the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium during the World Cup. The cancellation came after initial accusations that Mbalula might have had financial interests in it because of the involvement of his ANC office manager.
Nationwide says they were never given reasons for the cancellation - although they ended up settling out of court with the local organising committee (LOC).
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The Sunday Independent has learnt that the contract was cancelled after Eastern Cape Safety MEC Gloria Barry allegedly told National Police Commissioner General Bheki Cele that Nationwide was linked to Mbalula - through his subordinate Mdu Ntuli.
Ntuli is an ANC Youth League member from KwaZulu-Natal.
Asked about the Nationwide issue, Mbalula said: "I heard about it, which is basically nonsense. I got (sic) no relationship whatsoever with the people of the company. I am not involved."
He told The Sunday Independent that he had confronted Ntuli about the rumours and had warned him not to use his office improperly.
"Mdu works in my office, he is not my cousin … I explained to him that he must not get involved in anything that will defeat the ends of justice (because) he will be arrested … I asked him specifically (if) he used my name in the Eastern Cape (dealings), he said (no)," said Mbalula on Friday.
He said that Barry and other people believed that he was involved.
"The MEC of the Eastern Cape (Barry) knew Mdu... (so) she concluded that Mdu is representing my interests (because) they wanted another company called Omega," he said.
But Barry has refused to comment on the issue, saying that it was now "water under the bridge".
Her spokesman Ncedo Kumbaca said that Barry denied all the allegations made against her.
Ntuli confirmed that Mbalula had confronted him about his involvement with Nationwide.
He denied that he was part of Nationwide but said that he had been asked by "comrades" to help facilitate a meeting between Nationwide and Barry.
This was because it had been feared that Barry wanted to appoint a company linked to Cope.
"I'm not part of the company. (Nationwide) knows me through other comrades, they (asked if) I can attempt to get them an audience with Barry ... and it had something to do with the stadium. I explained to (Mbalula) what happened," he said.
Barry had apparently made the Mbalula allegations after Ntuli had called her about Nationwide.
The Sunday Independent is also in possession of a letter from Nationwide director Ismail Adams to Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa complaining about Barry.
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=vn20100808072249520C481477
A fight over resources between comrades has thrust Deputy Police Minister Fikile Mbalula into the centre of a multi-million-rand World Cup tender war.
At the centre of the row is the cancellation of the contract for Nationwide Security, a company that was contracted to secure the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium during the World Cup. The cancellation came after initial accusations that Mbalula might have had financial interests in it because of the involvement of his ANC office manager.
Nationwide says they were never given reasons for the cancellation - although they ended up settling out of court with the local organising committee (LOC).
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The Sunday Independent has learnt that the contract was cancelled after Eastern Cape Safety MEC Gloria Barry allegedly told National Police Commissioner General Bheki Cele that Nationwide was linked to Mbalula - through his subordinate Mdu Ntuli.
Ntuli is an ANC Youth League member from KwaZulu-Natal.
Asked about the Nationwide issue, Mbalula said: "I heard about it, which is basically nonsense. I got (sic) no relationship whatsoever with the people of the company. I am not involved."
He told The Sunday Independent that he had confronted Ntuli about the rumours and had warned him not to use his office improperly.
"Mdu works in my office, he is not my cousin … I explained to him that he must not get involved in anything that will defeat the ends of justice (because) he will be arrested … I asked him specifically (if) he used my name in the Eastern Cape (dealings), he said (no)," said Mbalula on Friday.
He said that Barry and other people believed that he was involved.
"The MEC of the Eastern Cape (Barry) knew Mdu... (so) she concluded that Mdu is representing my interests (because) they wanted another company called Omega," he said.
But Barry has refused to comment on the issue, saying that it was now "water under the bridge".
Her spokesman Ncedo Kumbaca said that Barry denied all the allegations made against her.
Ntuli confirmed that Mbalula had confronted him about his involvement with Nationwide.
He denied that he was part of Nationwide but said that he had been asked by "comrades" to help facilitate a meeting between Nationwide and Barry.
This was because it had been feared that Barry wanted to appoint a company linked to Cope.
"I'm not part of the company. (Nationwide) knows me through other comrades, they (asked if) I can attempt to get them an audience with Barry ... and it had something to do with the stadium. I explained to (Mbalula) what happened," he said.
Barry had apparently made the Mbalula allegations after Ntuli had called her about Nationwide.
The Sunday Independent is also in possession of a letter from Nationwide director Ismail Adams to Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa complaining about Barry.
