R168,358 per hour and 40 hour days
The Sunday Times has reported that a PwC forensic report provided “alarming evidence of corruption” at MTN, which involved invoices adding up to R12.2 million with no evidence that any work was done for MTN.
The PwC findings involved 78 invoices approved by MTN corporate services boss, Robert Madzonga, from lawyer Nozuko Nxusani.
According to the report there were many questionable issues related to these invoices, which include
- MTN being billed for working for 40 hours a day on December 3 2010;
- MTN being billed for working for 37 hours a day on 30 September;
- Being paid up to R168,358 per hour;
- Nxusani charging MTN for drafting agreements that were actually signed months before the work;
- Madzonga approving invoices before actually getting them;
- Many MTN employees saying that they have never dealt with Nozuko Nxusani.
These revelations formed part of a labour court case where former MTN legal adviser, Violet Magagane-Malao alleges that MTN was sweeping her claims of corruption under the carpet.
Last week, the Labour Court in Johannesburg heard testimony of multi-million rand corruption at cellphone company MTN, according to the Sunday report.
Magagane-Malao said she was retrenched shortly after tipping off vice-president Ignatius Sehoole of claims that a senior official, corporate services boss Robert Madzonga, signed off on R12.2 million in dodgy invoices.
Sehoole asked PricewaterhouseCoopers to investigate her claims. The court then heard that a 73-page PwC forensic report found alarming evidence of corruption.
MTN told the Sunday Times that Madzonga would “argue his case in court” and would not comment to the newspaper.
–With SAPA
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