After it emerged that Henson was not aware of the event, 21st Century Media issued aThe company said that the conference was intended to ‘build leadership and women empowerment in Africa’. It called it a non-profit initiative funded by 21st Century Group ‘as a means of giving back to women in Africa’.
The former employees said that although they got paid their monthly salaries, they later found out that tax and unemployment insurance were deducted from their salaries but never transferred to SARS and the Department of Labour.said that they all had moments where they became suspicious about who ‘Tom’ really is, but never really gave it much thought. It was only years after, upon seeing our reports on Bester’s escape, that they joined the dots.
Thenga’s companies have a track record of bidding on tenders. We have found numerous instances of unsuccessful tenders they have applied for, from office stationery to diesel. We asked Thenga for comment via email. She first responded that she believed she had been scammed and arranged to meet us via video call. But shortly before our scheduled meeting, she emailedWe gave her another opportunity to respond to questions but received no response.According to the Correctional Services Act, sentenced offenders are not allowed to work or conduct business “on their own account”.