RMB account. A couple of days later, he paid over R 4 million to 605
Consulting. As soon as the R 600 000 landed in the RMB account,
Mpambani transferred R 400 000 and R 160 000 respectively to
Diamond Hill. He marked these transfers as ‘loans’. He then
immediately transferred these amounts from the Diamond Hill account
to 605 Consulting, marking them as ‘loan–Diamond Hill’. Minutes
after the R 400 000 ‘loan’ landed in 605 Consulting’s account,
Mpambani paid R 250 000 to Astra Travel to settle the bill for the
Cuban 19. He marked the payment as ‘Travel–Cuba’.
And the ‘loan’ of R 160 000? About two weeks before the FSHS paid
out the sixth instalment, Mpambani received an email from Kemi
Akinbohun, a lawyer from Welkom, with the banking details of a non-
profit entity called Evolution POT. ‘Kindly note that we shall send you
a formal acknowledgement of the receipt of the donation when
received,’ Akinbohun wrote. Two weeks later, after Mpambani had
channelled some of the FSHS cash through Diamond Hill and into 605
Consulting’s account, he paid R 100 000 to Evolution POT, marking it
as ‘school fees donation’. According to its website, Evolution POT is a
foundation established by Mathabo Leeto. Its objectives include
‘capacity building and training’, ‘moral regeneration’, ‘healthy living
styles’ and ‘support [for] youth education’. Akinbohun confirmed the
donation and said Mpambani’s money was used to buy school
uniforms for needy children. The donation had not been influenced by
MEC Leeto, insisted Akinbohun.
According to accommodation bookings in the IgoFiles, Mpambani
was in Bloemfontein when he made the first payment to Evolution POT
and settled the travel bill for the Cuban 19.
By now, there was a clearly discernible pattern. No sooner had the
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