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Nulane R24.9 million corruption case re-enrolled after SCA ruling
via The Citizen2 min read
The Investigating Directorate Against Corruption IDAC has re-enrolled the R24.9 million Nulane Investment corruption case at the Bloemfontein Magistrates' Court on June 4, 2026. This follows a June 2025 Supreme Court of Appeal SCA ruling by Judge Cagney John Musi, which overturned the case's earlier withdrawal and favored the state's reinstatement. The case centers on allegations that R24.9 million was paid to Nulane Investment for a feasibility study for the Free State province's Mohoma Mobung project, which led to the Estina/Vrede dairy project. The state alleges Nulane, contracted for its unique skills, had no employees and subcontracted Deloitte, paying them R1.5 million for the report. It is further alleged that the Deloitte report was altered to identify Paras Dairy as a suitable implementing partner for a milk processing plant in Vrede. IDAC spokesperson Henry Mamothame stated that the re-enrollment occurred after the accused's attempt to have the Constitutional Court overturn the SCA's ruling was dismissed. The accused, including Iqbal Sharma and his company Nulane Investment, former head of Free State Department of Agriculture FSDoA Peter Thabethe, former head of FSDoA Limakatso Moorosi, former FSDoA Chief Financial Officer Seipati Dhlamini, Ronica Ragavan and Islandsite Investment, and Dinesh Patel, appeared in court after receiving summonses. The matter has been postponed to September 22 for docket disclosure. The Nulane case was IDAC's first state-capture case to
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