Referred to as: General Fani · Fani · Molefe Fani · General Fani Molefe · Pilot · Fani Molefe · Lieutenant General Fani Molefe
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Mr Matlala states he has no relationship with Lieutenant General Fani Molefe, has never met him, had no interactions, and was never at any gatherings where he was present.
“I place on record that I do not have any relationship with Lieutenant General Molefe Fani. I have never met him and have had no interactions with him, nor have I been at any gatherings where he was present.”
General Fani Molefe, recently suspended from SAPS Supply Chain Management, was referenced in chats under the codename 'Pilot' and was associated with procurement and transversal contracts.
“The Fani that is being referred to in this chat is General Fani, who has recently been suspended from SAPS, where he was in Supply Chain Management. ... Pilot is the codename they use for Molefe Fani.”
Mr Sayed requested General Khan to find out under what name transversal contracts were saved, referring to General Fani Molefe, employed at National Treasury in a senior procurement position at the time.
“Mr Sayed asks: 'Bro, please ask Fani what name was the transversal contracts saved under?' ... He was employed in National Treasury in a senior procurement position.”
There is confusion over the spelling of the surname 'Fani' in the documents, with two variants F-A-N-I and F-A-N-I-E, but they refer to the same person General Fani Molefe.
“There are two different spellings of Fani. There is Fani, F-A-N-I, and the Fani, there is I-E. ... The proper spelling is F-A-N-I ... it is the same person.”
A voice note from 7 July 2021 has Mr Sayed asking General Khan (Major General Khan) to check with 'Pilot' (code for General Fani Molefe) how many test kits are being ordered for different government departments for PPE distribution.
“Mr Sayed sends a voice note to General Khan, in which he asks General Khan to check how many test kits he was looking for, ordering for different government departments. ... 'Pilot' is the codename they use for Molefe Fani.”
Fani Molefe was involved in communications with General Khan related to the tender approval and publication status, indicating direct contact between them regarding the tender process.
“Conversation now is between General Khan and Fani Molefe and Mr Molefe's phone number, and in the middle of the page, he says to General Khan: “It will be out any day. Approved for publication yesterday. Check treasury.gov.za. I will tell when up.” ... General Khan responds: “Thanks, sir.””