Gauteng — The sole director of WIKHU Trading and Projects, Goodwin Mandla Godi (47), appeared before the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Thursday after being accused of submitting false documents to the Construction Industry Development Board (CIBD).
According to police spokesperson Wandile Kubayi, a case of fraud was opened up against him after it was found that Godi allegedly submitted a falsified completion certificate for grading to qualify for higher tender bids, resulting in the potential loss of millions of rands for the CIBD.
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“It is alleged that on 14 November 2014, the accused submitted false documents to the Construction Industry Development Board (CIBD) to gain access to qualify for tender projects worth R20 million,” Kubayi said.
“A case of fraud was opened with the Serious Investigation Unit (SIU) and transferred to the Pretoria based Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crimes Investigation team for further probing.
“The investigation revealed that Godi submitted a falsified completion certificate for grading to qualify for higher tender bids and the CIBD could have lost millions of rands.”
Godi was released on warning and he was instructed to return to court on Wednesday, 10 May 2023.
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Compiled by Junaid Benjamin