Referred to as: Victor Kgopa · Chair of the BAC · Mr Victor Kgopa · Victor
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Victor Kgopa is identified as the person working at Supply Chain and understood to be chairing the Bid Evaluation Committee (BEC) for this bid, although Deputy Chief Dhlamini is unsure about the chairing role.
“Victor, I knew Victor as the person who works at Supply Chain ... I think so ... Chairing the BEC on this bid ... I am not sure about it.”
Deputy Chief Dhlamini admitted that Victor Kgopa is not a member of the TMPD department but works in Supply Chain Management.
“Victor Kgopa is not a member of the TMPD ... he is in Supply Chain Management.”
The mandate was given by 'Nico' and assigned to Victor, who is chairperson of the evaluation committee and BEC, related to the tender for seven companies.
“the mandate was given by someone called Nico. Victor is a chairperson of this evaluation committee. He is the Chairperson of the BEC and he has been given a mandate. Seven companies. Victor has been given a mandate to make sure that these seven companies get the tender.”
Mr Mnisi understood the message about the mandate to Victor to mean Victor must either appoint the seven companies or check their compliance, but he did not entertain the message or confirm either interpretation.
“I understood it with those probabilities that it could mean a number of things... that Victor must make sure companies are awarded which he cannot because he sits with a committee of individuals. Secondly, it could have meant that Victor must check compliance, so it is difficult for me to give you an answer. I did not entertain this message. ... I am not going to comment on what that is because I can assure you now, I did not even entertain this thing.”
Mr Mnisi says neither possible mandate given to Victor (appointing companies or checking compliance) would be lawful because tender is closed and compliance checking is not permitted after closure, and Victor cannot appoint from external individuals.
“Would either of those mandates given to Victor be lawful? No, he cannot. There is no way he could check compliance. Firstly, tender is closed. He can only by law give clarification on the outcome of the bid. ... Secondly, he is not allowed to get names from external individuals to appoint.”
Sergeant Nkosi forwarded a message from General Dlamini containing a list of seven companies that Victor Kgopa, Chair of the BAC, said were under his mandate, which allegedly came from someone called Nico Mathobela, who had no legitimate role in the procurement process related to TMPD-1.
“Sergeant Nkosi forwarded you another message from General Dlamini with a list of seven companies, saying that these were the seven companies that Victor Kgopa, the Chair of the BAC, said were his mandate. And the mandate was alleged to have come from someone called Nico. ... Nico Mathobela was certainly not any person who had any legitimate role to play in the procurement process relating to TMPD-1.”
The Bid Evaluation Committee was duly constituted with six members, chaired by Mr Victor Kgopa, and commenced work on 1 August 2025.
“the Bid Evaluation Committee was duly constituted and comprised of six members, chaired by Mr Victor Kgopa, and they commenced their work on the 1st of August 2025.”
The Bid Evaluation Committee (BEC) was not duly constituted on 25 August 2025 as originally stated; the first record of a BEC meeting is actually on 28 March 2025.
“the date 25 August 2025 is wrong. The first record I have of a BEC meeting is, in fact, 28 March 2025”
The BEC presented a report to the BAC on 4 September 2025, indicating the BEC must have adopted a report prior to that date to present.
“report from the BEC was presented by Mr Kgopa ... to the BAC at 4 September ... the BEC must have adopted a report prior to 4 September 2025 to be able to report it”
On 4 September 2025, at the BAC meeting, the BEC report was presented but BAC complained it had not received the final probity report, so the process was sent back to get the final probity report.
“when the BAC meets for the first time on 4 September and Mr Kgopa presents the BEC report, the BAC complains that they have not been given the final probity report ... it is then sent back to get the final probity report”
Mr Victor Kgopa communicated with the forensic team to clarify confirmation needed for consensus between probity report and BE C evidence.
“it seem like he is now communicating with the team from forensic services, requesting for a meeting to clarify the confirmation... for there to be consensus and alignment between all portfolio of evidence from the probity report to the BEC.”
Sergeant Nkosi does not know who Victor or Cain Mpofu are, despite their mention in chats related to the investigation.
“Would that be Victor Kgopa ? ... I do not know him ... Do you know who Victor is ? ... No ... Would that be Cain Mpofu , who is the Divisional Head of Supply Chain Management in Tshwane ? ... I do not know him .”