Dads don’t normally get the props that they deserve because it is usually mothers who do all the hard work. Jay Kenneth Johnson. He enlisted Lazarus to courier them and to test them for authenticity (what’s the point of having a policeman on your payroll if they can’t do this?). The reality is that he is too wily and too sophisticated to ever be used as a pawn. Martin Henderson. Select which newsletters you'd like to receive, It could be the time he was serving a prison sentence in 1979 and then escaped – only to be rearrested and turned into an, It could be the day when – having been convicted for drug dealing in 1992 – Vuyo Ndzeku simply failed to show up in prison because – wait for it – he, simply forgot to show up after being sentenced, MAVERICK INSIDERS CAN COMMENT. The robbers took his cellphone from one of his daughter’s hands while pointing a gun at her. The story concocted by Ndzeku and Memela, is that the R2.5-million related to land owned by Memela’s mother that she wanted to sell to Ndzeku. That return didn’t generate much in the way of excitement until the beginning of 2015, when the remarkably lucky Ndzeku joined the board of a company called JM Aviation. Like Memela and Kwinana, he has also denied that Memela’s home was paid for with kickback cash. It could be the day when – having been convicted for drug dealing in 1992 – Vuyo Ndzeku simply failed to show up in prison because – wait for it – hesimply forgot to show up after being sentenced.It could be that wonderful, memorable day in January 1995 when – apparently with Adelaide Tambo and Kenneth Kaunda in attendance – the fugitive married the daughter of Soweto … Selebi appealed to O’Sullivan not to cancel the contract. To fund her habit, service providers like PwC, Nkonki, Swissport and JM Aviation needed to find a way to make her happy. His patience paid off seven years after he had been removed from the Swissport board, when he made a spectacular return to its board. Me: What is that? Twitter. The daughter of the President of the Republic of Cameroon Paul Biya is also addicted to the famous social network in vogue and is followed by almost 3,000 followers. Choose translation. A Luta Continua !! More than that, once Ndzeku had committed to buying the land, Memela’s mother apparently decided the money should go to her daughter anyway and that’s how the R2.5-million earmarked for buying land that did not exist in the Eastern Cape, ended up funding a mansion in Bedfordview that is owned by Memela. Selebi then introduced a new strategy – declaring that the police which were under his control, would now be responsible for airport security. Actor Born in South Africa #28. He then appointed his daughter – Thandekile Ngwenya – to replace him in these corporate structures. It was payment for a piece of land Ndzeku purchased from her mother in the Eastern Cape, which Memela’s mother requested be transferred to assist her daughter with the purchase of her Bedfordview house. However, when the time came, he was not released. On the ground, Mashudu Ramano was serving as the chairperson of ACSA which was responsible for the security of airports. schools, all 3 of us get to share in this moment from start to finish" he "Vuyo was a very healthy person, he didn't drink or smoke," she said. Remember that Swissport South Africa was empowered when Swissport Switzerland partnered with Zwelibanzi to form Swissport South Africa? Its directors were Jerome Ngwenya – now a judge committed to mismanaging the affairs of the Ingonyama Trust; Noel Ngwenya – Jerome’s brother and ex-Denel employee who served as CEO of the company and would later on, be tried by the state for tax fraud; Lungi Sisulu – the second son of Walter and Albertinah Sisulu and husband of South Africa’s ambassador to Washington; and lastly – Vuyo Ndzeku, a convicted drug dealer. Comments. After all he was a man married to Phuthi Mahanyele, the daughter of a business icon and the stepdaughter of the Minister of Housing – Sanki Mthembi-Mahanyele, and also once married to Mabotse Maponya and also the father to a child with the elegant actress and TV presenter Sibongile Sokhulu. Please sign in or register to enable this feature. ?????????????????????? But Ndzeku still wanted his revenge. Dads don’t normally get the props that they deserve because it is But actor Vuyo Mse Ngcukana who plays Schumacer on The Queen proves to be a hands on dad, The father of two juggles between being a full time actor , MCing gigs and most importantly being a father to his two adorable daughters. Ndzeku managed – in ways only Ndzeku knows – to secure a consignment of 21,000 mandrax tablets (is that what they are called?) VuyoMse with daughter. The problem is that they simply failed to deliver on these social and political connections. One such was for a particular audit firm to make irregular payments to her when she actually served as the chair of the audit committee. Ndzeku’s great skill however, is his profound inability to remember anything. Given the size of the expected stash, Lazarus and his team decided that would be the right time to entrap Ndzeku. The company, which was founded in 1996 – was famous more for its illustrious political profile than its ability to secure airports. The former chief executive of Prasa, Lucky Montana, has accused the Zondo commission, which is probing allegations of state capture, of opting for falsehood to derail his much-awaited testimony. watch it as a family, Cassidy can’t run today so there’s no going between One of the great mysteries of South African crime is what exactly happened at the moment of the sting. This was easy enough to achieve. This worked well until Ndzeku decided to be a dealer himself. Please note you must be a Maverick Insider to comment. Lyrics for Mayenzake Intando Yakho by Vuyo Mokoena. It could be the day when – having been convicted for drug dealing in 1992 – Vuyo Ndzeku simply failed to show up in prison because – wait for it – he simply forgot to show up after being sentenced.Â. What an amazing day at the beach right on the river mouth,one of many firsts we did this holiday with the girls,my heart is beaming ?????? A post shared by Vuyo Ngcukana (@vuyomse) on Dec 27, 2017 at 11:44am PST. Secondly, when the whole package of 21,000 was handed over, Ndzeku moved it to his car. In other words, Lazarus – who was the policeman responsible for handling Ndzeku as an informer – was now being recruited by Ndzeku himself to be a courier. His is a history so diverse it is impossible to identify which starting point to use. Cassidy: Daddy can I have this? Email. This was the first time that Ndzeku actually served time for his 1992 conviction. The focus of the cross-examination was her relationship with businessman Vuyo Ndzeku, her approval of a contract to Swissport without an open tender and the cancellation of a tender awarded to LSG Sky Chefs in favour of SAA’s Air Chefs. Regrettably for him, he was caught and the warrant officer who executed his rearrest, was simply named Mr Lazarus. Rather, he started Khuselani with the Ngwenyas and Sisulu in 1996. That the entire story is a classic illustration of corrupt practices, is patently obvious. Vuyo does everything from the To achieve this, he decided to turn his handler into his own mule. girls school projects, hair, gives them a baths and dresses them up in their The evidence of Ndzeku made us all laugh. titled one of his posts. Vuyo Dabula Popularity . The new drug lord – Ibrahim Yusuf – was identified by Ndzeku as a man of interest who was now the main supplier of mandrax on that drug channel. On Friday 7 January 2020, she told the Zondo Commission that the R2.5-million transaction in question was carried out between JM Aviation’s director, Vuyo Ndzeku, and Memela’s mother. During that brief period, Khuselani won the ACSA tender worth R99-million. According to the Ngwenya brothers, the only reason Ndzeku and Sisulu had been invited as directors was simply due to the political connections they presented. I’m done just in time to watch Taylor’s last race of the year and we all get to He’s been there, done it, and mastered it. A lot of people commented that the witness’ contradictions, confusion and straightforward bullshitting warranted him being sent straight to jail – and therein lies a big hint about the history of Vuyo Sipho Aaron Ndzeku. The only person who could conduct the transaction was a lady called Makhosazane Vuyelwa Sokhulu. As a former director of Khuselani, he had great insights into its dodgy tax affairs – and simply passed on this information to the authorities. The collapse in relations between Sisulu, Ndzeku and the Ngwenyas was crystallised by Ndzeku alleging that he was unlawfully removed from Khuselani when his shares and Sisulu’s shares were stolen by Jerome and Noel Ngwenya. A post shared by Vuyo Ngcukana (@vuyomse) on Sep 13, 2017 at 3:53am PDT. Vuyo Nduku is on Facebook. Beginning of dialog window. And who exactly ordered the hit on Mocheku – the whistle-blower in the NSB drama? matching outfits, which are things that most dads do not do. Simultaneously, Ndzeku was finally removed from the Khuselani board and the Swissport board. Written by:Sisa Benjamin Zako; Last update on: July 22, 2017. In order to move the R2.5-million from SAA Technical to Bedfordview – usually a short trip – SAA Technical paid Swissport and JM Aviation. Vuyo wades into a deodorant stink. A post shared by Vuyo Ngcukana (@vuyomse) on Apr 27, 2018 at 1:41am PDT, 9 years ago, I took a mirror selfie with Taylor,iPhones didn’t even have flashes time flies #tbt #iphoneography, A post shared by Vuyo Ngcukana (@vuyomse) on Jul 12, 2018 at 1:02am PDT. Matt Damon. But by winter, he had been to prison and emerged having been dispossessed of his interests in both businesses. Sebastián Rulli. LISTEN: THE IMPORTANCE OF FORE-PLAY DURING SEX. There are many great benefits to being a Maverick Insider. OPINIONISTA: Vuyo Sipho Ndzeku’s Zondo testimony is among the most bizarre delivered at the commissionVuyo Sipho Ndzeku’s testimony at the Zondo Commission was as bizarre as anything we have seen. 7. Born in South Africa. His attitude at the Zondo Commission was certainly “couldn’t care less” and contemptuous. Milani and I are doing this most of December ?? He had been ‘appointed’ as a judge. Kwinana, an “accomplished” chartered accountant, seems to have suffered from a passion for big paychecks and dabbling in forex trading. It could be a fateful meeting in a flat in Hillbrow on 19 August 1988 where – in a tale worthy of a spy thriller – the convict-turned-informer thought he had converted his handler to be his mule and handed him a stash of drugs – only for that stash to be used to convict him for drug dealing. The involvement of Ndzeku is unsurprising given his history of losing track of facts and living his life through fiction. By law Pluto remains a planet in New Mexico. Jerome Ngwenya’s brother, Noel Ngwenya’s best friend – Jackie Selebi – decided to issue an instruction for Ndzeku to be arrested in 2000. O’Sullivan wanted it cancelled but Khuselani didn’t. In response to the security crisis, Ramano had enlisted the services of an old hand – Paul O’Sullivan – to serve as the head of security for ACSA. Ndzeku saw this as an opportunity to act against the Ngwenyas. On Monday, Kwinana was quizzed about allegations of tender irregularities at SAA and her relationship with the controversial businessman Vuyo Ndzeku. Problem is that Ndzeku was a director of Swissport and JM Aviation at the same time and hence, used empowered company 1 to empower himself through empowerment company 2. Most Popular #107020. But if we had more time to dedicate to Ndzeku, the following questions may eventually be answered. Then Selebi found a way to convince Monhla Hlahla to keep the contract going. importantly being a father to his two adorable daughters. Then there was the alliance between his other company Zwelibanzi (co-owned with Jerome Ngwenya) and Swissport which created the BEE-compliant Swissport South Africa. Kwinana insisted that the money was for forex trading on Ndzeku’s behalf. Many employees of South African Airways were retrenched earlier this year and have not been paid since April. On Tuesday, Kwinana will be grilled on allegations that she accepted a R4.5m bribe from Ndzeku, who was in business with SAAT. O’Sullivan refused. But perhaps the most appropriate starting point for telling the fascinating tale of Vuyo Sipho Ndzeku is to start in July 2001 in Kempton Park. Wamuyu aka Warigia aka Wanjugu was the Gikuyu daughter of Mumbi who according to legend did't marry. Escape will cancel and close the window. Raymond Zondo gives detail on his historic family link to Jacob Zuma Malope was in Zimbabwe where she had shows in Harare and Bulawayo celebrating 30 years in the music industry. Jeepers!! As it turned out, Noel Ngwenya had a good friend called Jackie Selebi – who also happened to be an avid shopper and also the head of police in South Africa. At the height of their civil war, Ngwenya once said “Had I time on my side, I would have written a short novel about Ndzeku.”. But Ndzeku was simply too busy to head to prison. Movie Actor. Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo. Enuf said, keep going . More fascinatingly however, is the perverse empowerment structure at play here. 450.5k Followers, 5,889 Following, 189 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Vuyo Dabula (@vuyodabula) However, Ivy, says Vuyo, whom she first met in November 2000, has never asked her out. On Friday 7 January 2020, she told the Zondo Commission that the R2.5-million transaction in question was carried out between JM Aviation’s director, Vuyo Ndzeku, and Memela’s mother. On Friday, she told the commission that the R2.5m transaction in question was carried out between JM Aviation’s director, Vuyo Ndzeku, and Memela’s mother. But we all know that far too many Ndzekus exist in the system. Then in November 1995, his appeal was dismissed and his sentence of three years confirmed. about being at work at 5:30 today is that I get the first scenes of the day and And keep in mind that one of these days, Justice Zondo will administer an oath to my favourite chartered accountant – Yakhe Kwinana, it’s about to get lit. The problem of course, is that no such land existed and the meeting with the tribal chief who apparently approved the deal, quite simply never happened. The late Vuyo Mbuli has been accused of cheating on his wife with media personality Kuli Roberts… This comes with a City Press article claiming Vuyo had ‘about 18 girlfriends’ while married to his wife, Savita.. Why was Mahanyele – the Chairman of National Sorghum Breweries – removed as the chair in July 1997? It was this conviction that hung over Ndzeku from the moment he was sentenced in 1992. What an article, what a lesson in journalistic prose, writing, fluidity, clarity and connecting all the dots so meaningfully, Mr Khaya Sithole, you are something else – well done. Being in charge of the finances of an ‘aviation’ company may not be too complicated for a former flight attendant. Thembisa Ndzeku is on Facebook. No translations available. plays Schumacer on The Queen  proves to be a hands on dad, The father of SA Cabin Crew Association chief negotiator, Feroze Kader said many employees had chosen to take voluntary retrenchment because they expected to receive their payment on 31 August 2020. in February 2016, by JM Aviation director Vuyo Ndzeku, came under the spotlight. ????? They in turn passed it on to Ndzeku who then moved it onto the Bedfordview property. But the reason Sokhulu ended up in this position is simply because she happens to be the daughter of the late Sibongile Sokhulu and a gentleman called Vuyo Ndzeku…. Mashudu Ramano hired Monhla Hlahla as the CEO of ACSA. Vuyo Sipho Ndzeku’s testimony at the Zondo Commission was as bizarre as anything we have seen. By Nov 21, 2011. ?Watched Taylor in action yesterday,she's the top player in the mini tennis team,her teacher and coach strongly suggested extra lessons ???? It could be that 1987 affidavit lamenting the loss of a drug supply connection when a Lusaka-based German drug dealer called Lorenz was arrested in Johannesburg. These lyrics are waiting for review. We are out at the #santafefamilyday with @hyundai_sa doing all the quests and looking to bad some prizes ??♥??? Join Facebook to connect with Vuyo Nzeku and others you may know. Jerome Ngwenya then engineered the removal of Ndzeku from the boards of Swissport and Khuselani. Three days after that happened, the chairman of ACSA – Mashudu Ramano was arrested. Well it turned out that in 2015, the alliance between Swissport SA and JM Aviation was to – wait for it – ensure empowerment. Already in January 1995 he married Phuthi, the daughter of controversial sorghum beer king Mohale Mahanyele, who 18 months later wed housing minister Mthembi-Mahanyele. Help us learn with your expertise and insights on articles that we publish. It could be that wonderful, memorable day in January 1995 when – apparently with Adelaide Tambo and Kenneth Kaunda in attendance – the fugitive married the daughter of Soweto businessman Mohale Mahanyele – the current CEO of Naspers, Phuti Mahanyele-Dabengwa. But actor Vuyo Mse Ngcukana who Naturally, when O’Sullivan landed, the first question he asked was who was responsible for the security operations at the airport. To perform the verification process, Ndzeku had handed Lazarus three pills from the 21,000. Find Vuyo Mokoena song information on AllMusic. Having been comfortable to have Ndzeku as a business partner, Jerome Ngwenya alleges that sometime in 1998 he then discovered that Ndzeku was a convict after all. Then in 1987, one of his key dealers, a German named Mr Lorenz and primarily based in Lusaka, was lost to the system when he was arrested in Johannesburg. Vuyo Dabula Fans Also Viewed . 61.4k Followers, 1,545 Following, 1,556 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Vuyokazi Tshona (@kazi_vuyo) Firstly, Lazarus arrived with the drugs to hand over to Ndzeku – all 21 000 of them. Virgos. As a cunning strategist, Ndzeku presented an irresistible offer to Lazarus. This would be facilitated through a sting operation involving Lazarus showing up with the drugs, passing them on to Ndzeku, and then alerting the cops to stop Ndzeku’s car. The arrangement however, rapidly fell apart when the Ngwenyas realised that the political and social capital associated with Sisulu and Ndzeku did not materialise. We encourage different, respectful viewpoints to further our understanding of the world. Vuyo Dabula Is A Member Of . usually mothers who do all the hard work. It is this company that ‘partnered’ with JM Aviation in order to get the type of deals that have now entangled Memela, Kwinana and the auditors who saw nothing wrong in all of it. Remarkably, however, moments after Lazarus had handed over the drugs to Ndzeku and saw him put them in his car, the drugs were nowhere to be found. Sign up here or sign in if you are already an Insider. It was this drug that led to the dramatic events of August 1988. 44 Year Olds. Vuyo, who has been tormented by traumatic criminal activities says he wants to move out and is already making plans to do so. The winter of 2001 was a bleak one for airport security. Nevertheless, the two appear to have forged a close relationship, at least music-wise, over the past year. Earlier that year, in March 2001, Coleman Andrews – the destroyer-in-chief of SAA, had exited the airline with that famous payout of R200-million. This was at… A post shared by Vuyo Ngcukana (@vuyomse) on Dec 9, 2018 at 6:38am PST, My daughters asked for holiday hairstyles and this was their choice, a clear indication of the impact @shomadjozi has on our pop culture and what an inspiration she is to the next generation, a big congratulations to her for her @bet_intl @bet_africa win #betawards #betawards2019 #fatherhood #mysquad #family, A post shared by Vuyo Ngcukana (@vuyomse) on Jun 24, 2019 at 2:30am PDT. What was the true source of the R8.7-million that Deloitte discovered in Mahanyele’s bank accounts prior to his removal? Review changes. Kwinana is on the stand to complete her testimony regarding dodgy contracts secured by JM Aviation owned by Vuyo Ndzeku with whom Kwinana had been communicating with. View our comments policy here. Vuyo Mokoena. Add Translation. "The biggest advantage It is of course possible that the financial officers at the company simply did this without informing poor Ndzeku, except for one problem. Acting Judge Eberhardt Bertelsmann in May this year also indicated that Ndzeku's release will not be later than July 13. Facebook. JM Aviation director Vuyo Ndzeku, who is believed to have conducted several transactions under the scope of the commission, has denied any irregularities in the relationship between SAAT and his company. However, on 1 November 2001 something else happened. What makes this one unique is that the threat of going to prison doesn’t really faze him. But the reason Sokhulu ended up in this position is simply because she happens to be the daughter of the late Sibongile Sokhulu and a gentleman called Vuyo Ndzeku… Brenda opened her Instagram account in 2012 and publicly shared photos of her everyday student and family life, reflections and thoughts. Selebi alleged that he was horrified to discover that a fugitive was working at a national key point and felt compelled to act. In addition to the Khuselani business, the other business that Ndzeku was involved in alongside the Ngwenyas was the Swissport business. Long before the shenanigans of 2001 initiated the O’Sullivan-Selebi civil war; the directors of Khuselani had a fallout of their own. Look out for part two of this important summary The brothers Grimm were excellent in writing fairy tales, but never able to come up with a story like this. The police then staged the sting at the exchange point which – and you can’t make this up – just happened to be an airport chosen by Ndzeku. On the back of that realisation, he says that he advised the Swiss headquarters of Swissport that Ndzeku had been removed from the board of Swissport South Africa on the basis that he was a criminal on the run. The charge – he was suspected of being an illegal immigrant. According to Kwinana, she and Ndzeku have many companies outside SAA and that he spoke to her not in his capacity as a JM Aviation director. Share this article: Share Tweet Share Share Share Email Share. Back in 1979, Ndzeku was a prisoner of the state when he found a way to escape. When Paul O’Sullivan resolved to terminate the Khuselani contract, he received support from his boss – Mashudu Ramano. Thuthukile Zuma This relates to payments made involving SAA Technical, Swissport, JM Aviation, an entity called the ABASA Black Practitioners Forum and the enigmatic Yakhe Kwinana – a former board member of SAA. She told the commission that after the award of the contract, Ndzeku became one of her few clients, and the three transactions totalling R2.5-million went through Zano Spark for that purpose. Soap Opera Actors. And perhaps more crucially what is Tokyo Sexwale’s understanding of how the Swissport saga unfolded when he acquired it in February 2005 until Swissport created a subsidiary called Checkport which turned out to be a Tokyo front company that won a tender to handle security at King Shaka International Airport when Tokyo was a serving Cabinet minister? As a director of the company that made the R2.5-million payment, Ndzeku would have taken an interest in the financial affairs of the company; but apparently, he didn’t.