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Zondwa Mandela is to face criminal charges for failing to arrive for an inquiry
by the Master of the High Court in Pretoria this week, Business Times reported
on Sunday.
This is after Johan Engelbrecht, the lead liquidator of
Pamodzi Gold assets, was quoted saying that they planned to lay the charges in
the coming week.
Aurora Empowerment Systems, which was led by Zondwa and
President Jacob Zuma's nephew, Khulubuse Zuma, was singled out as the preferred
bidder for Pamodzi's mines when they went into liquidation in 2009.
Its management contract has since been cancelled after the
company was accused of destroying infrastructure at the mines and causing the
loss of more than 5 300 jobs.
"That (laying criminal charges) will be the first step.
The second step is to move part of his (Zondwa's) testimony to a magistrate's
court so that if he doesn't pitch the magistrate will have the power to charge
him for contempt of court," Engelbrecht was quoted saying.
The inquiry, which is in line with Sections 417 and 418 of
the Companies Act, seeks to investigate the conduct of Aurora, its directors
and managers, after the company took possession of the assets from Pamodzi.
The inquiry is also probing the conclusion of the interim contract and mining agreement between Aurora and Pamodzi liquidators.
