Gangster State

Holdings, the company owned by Magashule’s daughter Thoko
Malembe.
When I later got hold of Sothoane on the phone, she told me that
Kaykaysim had ‘tendered’ to do work for 605 Consulting. I asked her
in an email if she could elaborate on the kind of work her company did
and how she came to hear about 605 Consulting’s water and sewer
design projects for the provincial government. My queries went
unanswered. Her social media accounts, however, provided valuable
information. Apart from professing her support for the ANC on her
Facebook page, Sothoane’s various social media posts revealed that,
like Igo Mpambani, she was in close proximity to Magashule on
numerous occasions. I managed to determine this by comparing the
location details of her posts to Magashule’s diary and to media reports
detailing his activities.
For example, on Sunday 30 July 2017 , just five days after Kaykaysim
received more than R 1 million from 605 Consulting, Sothoane posted a
picture on Instagram of herself sitting in a camp chair somewhere near
Parys. Magashule was due to attend an ANC PEC meeting in his
hometown the following morning, according to his diary. In the
background of the picture is a VW Golf with a clearly visible number
plate. I established that the car belongs to Lerato Mofokeng, an ANC
member from Parys who once worked in Magashule’s office. Like most
of the operators in Magashule’s sphere, Mofokeng hails from
Tumahole. His Facebook profile reveals the extent of his involvement
in ANC activities.
According to sources familiar with the province’s political landscape,
Mofokeng performed ‘political tasks’ for Magashule when he worked
in the premier’s office. He later moved to the Masilonyana local