Official allegedly got R81m from MalaMala deal (Dr.Mabunda)

[Penga Ndlovu]

http://m.news24.com/rapport/Suid-Afrika ... s-20140329

It is not like he is going to be a pauper now.

Apart from his outrages wages at Sanparks it now seems he has made himself a nice couple of millions in the MalaMala deal.

[okie]

Hmmm....... And I suppose he will still get a "golden handshake " to go

[Lisbeth]

Can somebody post it in English, please! Or at least resume it

[Lisbeth]

Below a translation from "Google translate":

Dr. David Mabunda , outgoing chief executive of SANParks and a leading figure in land reform in Mpumalanga , will now own millions in his pocket after the country's most expensive land claim so far .

Report can reveal Mabunda took advantage of the controversial MalaMala land claim of more than R1 billion .

He is a director and shareholder of MalaMala .

It is unclear how much demand it in the bag will bring , but sources are able to say it is worth millions .

The department of rural development and land reform late last year suddenly decided to more than R1 billion to the owners of the MalaMala Game Reserve bordering the Kruger National Park to pay .

This despite the Land Claims Court 's finding in 2012 that the claim is unenforceable because it was more expensive.

According to court papers , the government also indicated he would not be willing owners' price to pay .

The Mhlanganisweni community , the plaintiff , she would fight to the ground in the Constitutional Court last year continue , but the government has submitted an application for the issue of the role to delete because he believed the parties would have an agreement outside the court could reach .

The government then agreed to do the MalaMala owners ' requirement price of R71 000 per hectare to over 13,000 hectares of land .

According to a profile on mabunda in 2009 in The Sunday Independent published , he went in 1993 as a commissioner at the Department of Land Affairs , joined the he provincial land claims office in Nelspruit help establish .

The website of the company HL Hall and Sons , which Mabunda a listed director, said he did in 2004 at the Department of Land Affairs to work and "a leading role in land reform and compensation in Mpumalanga played " .

IMabunda confirmed he is a shareholder and director of MalaMala .

" My directorship and shareholding in 2009 approved in writing by the South African National Parks Board and the Minister ( of Environment ) , " Mabunda an SMS saying .

He referred questions about his role in land reform has been ignored .

Report has learned the SANParks Board has IMabunda to task on an issue related to an alleged conflict of interest .

Two days after the report has advice it pulsed , SANParks in a statement today Mabunda 's career at the end of this month SANParks come to an end .

SANParks Mabunda merely the end of his second term contract reached and his departure is not related to the alleged conflict of interest not .

" The issue of a ' conflict of interest ' is a matter between the employer and employee under the relevant internal processes are handled , " Dr . Gert Dry , on behalf of the South African National Parks Board , later in an e - mail said .

A SANParks councilor indicated Edna Molewa , Minister of Environmental Affairs, on the alleged conflict of interest informed .

Albi Modise , spokesman for her department , saying they leave it to the Board of SANParks to commenting on .

Criticism of the claim - that nearly a third of the annual budget for all land claims amounted to - come from various sources .

" A billion rand for a claim is absurd ," said Mbuyiseni Ndlozi , EFF spokesperson .

" Imagine how expensive will it be to the rest of the claims to be finalized. This claim should be investigated . "

Dr. Pieter Groenewald of the Freedom Front Plus said it is improper that someone who had been involved in land reform , now take advantage of a land claim .

The department of rural development and land reform has not since Wednesday to a request for comment respond.

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[PennyinSA]

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Johannesburg - Outgoing SANParks CEO David Mabunda could pocket millions via his shareholding in the game farm the government bought in its most costly land settlement deal yet, according to Rapport.

He is a director and shareholder of MalaMala, for which the government paid more than R1bn.

It was unclear how much he stood to gain.

The department of rural development and land reform decided at the end of last year to pay R71 000 per hectare for the more than 13 000 hectares.

The game reserve is next to the Kruger National Park.

Mabunda confirmed he was a shareholder and director of MalaMala, but ignored enquiries about his role in land reform.

"My directorship and shareholding were approved in 2009 in writing by the SANParks board and the minister (of environmental affairs)," he said in an sms to Rapport.

According to the newspaper the SANParks board took Mabunda to task over an apparent conflict of interest in the matter.

SANParks subsequently announced in a statement that Mabunda's career at SANParks was ending this month.

It said his departure was not related to the alleged conflict of interest.

Both the EFF and Freedom Front Plus had criticised the claim. The FF Plus' Pieter Groenewald said it was improper that someone, who had earlier been involved in land reform was now benefiting from a land claim

[Richprins]

This is all a bit fishy?

Thanks for that translation, Lis, pretty good!

David was indeed at the Nelspruit Land Affairs office for a couple of years, and very affable and popular, from whence he went to Kruger as Boss, then to SP as Boss.

His end of tenure at SP falls in line with the stipulated term of office, but the fact that SP's Chief Financial Officer has also resigned, after a brief investigation, is very perturbing indeed!

I think a lot more is going to emerge, and a lot of scrutiny of SP's finances appears here: viewtopic.php?f=78&t=1283&start=20 including altered budgets and new auditors.

[Lisbeth]

Normally an organisation as important as Sanparks has an substitute ready and I find it very strange that no name has been mentioned. Thus it seems that it has all happened very suddenly

[Richprins]

I think in Tuesday's Lowvelder there was already an article about fundraising listing SP's "acting CEO" as part of the receiving Party...will have to find it somewhere...

So there was already an "acting"...

[Supernova]

http://www.fin24.com/Companies/TravelAn ... s-20140330

Johannesburg - Outgoing SANParks CEO David Mabunda could pocket millions via his shareholding in the game farm the government bought in its most costly land settlement deal yet, according to Rapport.

He is a director and shareholder of MalaMala, for which the government paid more than R1bn.

It was unclear how much he stood to gain.

The department of rural development and land reform decided at the end of last year to pay R71 000 per hectare for the more than 13 000 hectares.

The game reserve is next to the Kruger National Park.

Mabunda confirmed he was a shareholder and director of MalaMala, but ignored enquiries about his role in land reform.

"My directorship and shareholding were approved in 2009 in writing by the SANParks board and the minister (of environmental affairs)," he said in an sms to Rapport.

According to the newspaper the SANParks board took Mabunda to task over an apparent conflict of interest in the matter.

SANParks subsequently announced in a statement that Mabunda's career at SANParks was ending this month.

It said his departure was not related to the alleged conflict of interest.

Both the EFF and Freedom Front Plus had criticised the claim. The FF Plus' Pieter Groenewald said it was improper that someone, who had earlier been involved in land reform was now benefiting from a land claim.

[Lisbeth]

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