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Former pit supervisor at Rössing pleads guilty to corruption charges Foreign military advisors pays visit to Deputy Mayor
A former Pit Superintendent at the Rössing Uranium Mine, Hendrik Johannes Bok (58), learned the hard way now that corruption does not pay off. Bok pleaded guilty in with the main aim to which was evaluated the Swakopmund increase haul roads and rated on the 18th regional court on quality by finding a December 2012. c h a rg e s b r o u g h t suitable, sustainable Further to the above to against him by the a n d e c o n o m i c a l l y ensure that Mosmart A n t i - C o r r u p t i o n viable solution to haul Investments Namibia C o m m i s s i o n o f road dust on the mine. CC being awarded the Namibia and was The provisions would Rock Breaking Conslammed with an be daily road mainte- tract at Rössing UraN$40 000 fine and a nance via road spray- nium Limited. In addisuspended prison ing with a dust sup- tion to the allegations pressant product and mentioned above insentence. Bok unfairly used his sweeping would be the vestigations was also position at Rössing activities involved in pursued into informaMine in 2012 to faci- this project to ensure tion that Hendrik litate a South African desirable reduction in Johannes Bok allecontractor, by the haul road generated gedly received in kind name of Mosmart dust. The closing date and in cash bribes to Investments cc, to get for the tender submis- the amount of N$ 300 tenders for rock sion was 9 November 000 (Three Hundred Foreign Military Advisors / Attaches through the Ministry of Defence breaking and dust 2012 at 14:00 at the Namibian Dollars) in were touring the Erongo- and Khomas regions. They paid a courtesy Tender Box, Rössing total, which included suppression. visit to the Office of the Deputy Mayor of Walvis Bay Cllr Pennelope A manager at Mos- Corporate Office, 28th the upgrading and Martin-Louw seen here with Chief Executive Officer of the Walvis mart, Mr Hendrik Hidipo Hamutenya improvements on his Bay Municipality Mr Muronga Haingura and some of the represented Johannes Nel, who Av e n u e , S w a k o p - private Plot situated at that are from: Angola, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Poland, Ukraine, lined Bok's pockets mund. Italy, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Unites States of America. w i t h m o r e t h a n The investigation into Continues on page 2 N$300 000, and also the alleged corrupt u p g r a d i n g B o k ' s practices at the Rössmallholding at Usa- sing Uranium Limited kos, ultimately be- (mine) commenced, in came the whistle that Mr Hendrik Johannes Bok, the Pit Superblower. Floris Steenkamp Nel was later fired intendent were bribed from his position at by a certain Mr Hen“Trek julle sokkies op!” Dit is die eenvoudige boodskap wat begrafnisondernemers aan Mosmart Invest- drik Johannes Nel die kus vir die Stad Windhoek het. Die munisipale krematorium, trouens die enigste ments and returned to ”Heine”, the General krematorium in die land, is glo die afgelope jare meer buite aksie as in aksie. Manager of Mosmart South Africa. Dit gaan nou al sedert 2015 so. Die ou krema- op Upington uit te voer lei tot hoër kostes en In a statement the Investments Namibia torium was opgradeer, maar kort-kort duik daar langer wagperiodes voordat geliefdes hul gestorACC detailed the CC, in exchange to probleme op. Dan kom alles tot stillstand, soms wenes se aslike oorskot terug kry”. Windhoek background of the score/rate Mosmart moet sy sokkies optrek”. vir weke aaneen. case as follow: “Rös- Investments Namibia Die enigste uitweg is dan om verassings op “Ons kliënte is nie die oorledenes nie, maar wel sing Mine request for with higher points/ Upington uit te voer, die naaste beskikbare die oorledenes se geliefdes. Mense is in rou proposals for the rates in terms of their gedompel en gaan deur emosionele trauma. Die krematorium aan Windhoek. “Provision of Dust technical capability “Ons kan nie meer so werk nie. Om verassings with regard to the Dust Suppression Product Vervolg op bladsy 2 and or/Services” Suppression tender of
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