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Warrant Officer Mpangase confirms that the seal of the container was broken in the presence of officials during the opening of the container, though this was omitted from his initial statement.
“maybe I might have just forgotten to insert that statement”
The delegation of authority to heads of departments creates inconsistencies in consequence management and risks officials getting away with discrepancies even if detected.
“This delegation of authority allows for inconsistencies in applying consequence management based on the individual discretion of heads of departments and hampers effective oversight across 42 national and 97 provincial departments. This undermines the persuasiveness of the regime as officials can get away with discrepancies even if detected.”
Drug trafficking at an organised crime level is facilitated by complex supply chains involving officials exploiting positions within logistics, border control, law enforcement, and commercial processes.
“The persistence of drug trafficking at an organised crime level is often facilitated by the complexity of modern supply chains and the involvement of officials who exploit positions of trust within logistics, border control, law enforcement, or commercial processes.”
Brigadier Nkwashu asserts Mr Molefe is a liar who cannot tell the truth and lies to his face, and prefers to believe official statements rather than Mr Molefe's.
“Mr Molefe is, according to me, a liar. He cannot tell the truth. And he lied to me in my eyes.”
It is possible for tenders to be corrected after submission but before evaluation due to officials having access to physical files which may be manipulated.
“It could be a number of factors, which might include the fact that for as long as tenders are submitted on files like this, and to these files, officials have access to each and every file. I am talking here specifically within the supply chain management environment. Such incidents could take place.”
One scenario is that MMC Morodi uses Sergeant Nkosi's access to recruitment officials to influence appointment outcomes directly.
“That is the one possible explanation for what is happening. These second possible explanation is MMC Morodi sends this to you because she does not want a footprint that as an MMC she is getting involved with issues of recruitment and putting up names to the officials to be appointed.”
The alternative scenario is that MMC Morodi wants to hide her involvement by using Sergeant Nkosi to influence recruitment indirectly and avoid leaving a footprint of involvement.
“The alternative is, as relates to MMC Morodi, she was actually hiding a footprint of influencing these applications, and she did that through you instead of directly speaking to officials in the City.”