Lesufi panic button palaver: 'Ghost' company linked to former e-Government CIO wins contract

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Lesufi panic button palaver: 'Ghost' company linked to former e-Government CIO wins contract

The Gauteng Department of e-Government, punted heavily by Premier Panyaza Lesufi, awarded a contract for an e-panic button to a seemingly non-existent company registered at a building owned by the department's former chief information officer .

Onele Innovation was awarded the R1-million contract. It has no online footprint, and the cellphone numbers for its director, 29-year-old Onele Malindi, do not work. There is no trace of Malindi online, except for a sparse Facebook page. News24 went to the address where Onele Innovation claimed to be registered with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission and found a shabby student residence.South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.

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