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the alleged spending of “a R2m grant” by the shortlived “The Tribe” newspaper in Tzaneen, after allegations of mismanagement and failure to pay agreed salaries and fees to employees

Aanhouer wen! Die swaargewig laaigraaf wat sedert die middel van November 2014 in die waterloop van die vleiland in Tzaneen, tussen die R71 en Bert Booysen-straat, in ‘n modder-graf gelê het, is gered. Doemprofete het gesê “nooit!”. Die eienaar het egter vasgebyt en gewen.

Alleged exploitation of journalists, inapThis was emphatipropriate misuse of funding from Anglo cally denied (yesterAmerica and mismanagement at a new day) by the MDDA’s Tzaneen community newspaper, The acting project direcTribe, has been denied by its owner, Mr tor, Mr Lindi Nkosi. Abel Mongwe — and he threatened the “Mongwe’s claim of Bulletin to “leave me alone” and “don’t ‘four publications mess with me in any way whatsoever”. before funding’ is Mongwe’s wife, Ms Tantaswa Jozana, is not one of our critwo a senior employee of Anglo American’s teria. We only fund people who Sebenza Fund. established busihave not received their It is alleged that funds meant for the nesses. We also salary as a result of financial newly established newspaper, having don’t have a penstrain, but we are working on settling it only published four (4) editions since No- ding application and we don’t know (of) as soon as possible. I however, cannot be vember-December last year, were rather a Mr Monge. dragged into any dealings with Anglo or used to purchase luxury cars, pay a deOn the issue of a number of the newspa- even my wife for that matter”. posit on a house in Aqua Park and to buy per’s staff members who told us that they The majority of those who worked for gymnasium equipment for the launch- were not paid as per their agreements The Tribe are said to be desperately looking of OMG Health and Fitness Gym in with Mongwe he said, “I can confirm that ing for employment, while others are still Nkowankowa. all my staff were paid in full for the work hoping the newspaper’s financial woes We met with Mongwe yesterday (Thurs- they produced”. will be resolved so they can get back to day), after he had initially refused to talk According to reliable sources, who wish their work. to us. On Wednesday he said that he knew not to be named for fear of victimisation, Anglo American’s Louwrens de Jager (at about the Bulletin and he did not want to they were not surprised that the paper AA’s head office in Johannesburg) could have anything to do with us. We told him was not doing as well as it had promised not confirm any investigation into AA’s althat we wanted to give him an opportu- them. They allege that they were under- leged sponsorship of The Tribe yesterday. nity to tell his side of the story. paid, contrary to the agreement they had He confirmed that Jozana is an employee Yesterday he called again and said he with their employer. “We had agreed on of Anglo. “We are not aware of these alwanted to meet with us. He said that his R100 per photo and R2 per centimeter-col- legations, but we will immediately mobicompany (The Tribe) had never been spon- umn, but were surprised when we were lise our security personnel to look into the sored by Anglo American and allegations told at a later stage that we will only get matter,” he said. that R2 million in grant money had been R50 per photo and R1,50 per cm/col”, said “Anglo will not allow or accept any misallocated to the newspaper is not true. a source. However, when Mongwe was conduct and/or abuse of grant money for He also gave assurance that the news- asked about this, he said: “There are only community projects. We are not aware of paper will be published again any grant to The Tribe, but our selater during the year, as he curity personnel will investigate is still waiting for the Media this thing thoroughly,” De Jager Diversity and Development said. Agency to review his propos- Die Georges Valley-pad moes gister (Donderdag) weer vir verkeer • Mongwe warned us that al. “The reason we have not gesluit word, nadat ‘n swaar trok met ‘n vrag hout op dieselfde plek should we publish any story inbeen publishing is due to the in die pas omgeslaan het, waar ‘n trok en sleepwa verlede week volving his wife or anything other fact that the MDDA asked to afgestort en die lewens van drie mense geëis het. ‘n Ooggetuie het than what he told us, he will take review four of our published gesê ‘n groot deel van die pad is deur die wrak en vrag versper. Teen action against the Bulletin. editions before they could as- druktyd was geen verdere inligting oor die ongeluk bekend nie. Elliot Mathye sist us with funding. elliot@bulletin.us.com

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