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Mlondi Radebe<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"THE KwaZulu-Natal businessman found not guilty of tender irregularities by the Pietermaritzburg high court yesterday has blamed his business competitors for his prosecution.<\/p>\n

Indiza Infrastructure Solution owner Jabulani Mabaso had been facing charges relating to alleged irregularities with a stationery tender for the department of education.<\/p>\n

He was acquitted by the Pietermaritzburg high court of forgery charges relating to the alleged tender irregularities.
\n\u201cWe were just set up so that we could fight among ourselves,\u201d said Mabaso after his acquittal yesterday.<\/p>\n

Mabaso was originally charged with Pamela Bosman-Zulu on 18 counts of fraud, money laundering and forgery totalling R197\u2009466\u2009837, concerning the supply of stationery to the KwaZulu-Natal Education Department\u2019s schools.<\/p>\n

In January, charges against Bosman-Zulu, the former Education Department chief financial officer, were withdrawn.<\/p>\n

In March, the state conceded that 12 of the counts against Mabaso would not stand.<\/p>\n

Mabaso told The Witness that it has been a long seven years for him, his family and employees while the investigation and prosecution continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cThree hundred employees lost their jobs as a result of the case,\u201d said Mabaso.<\/p>\n

\u201cI lost three members of my family, who were also interested in knowing the truth of this case. I am vindicated today after all these years.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said that his parents died without knowing the truth of the case.<\/p>\n

Acording to Mabaso, the case had cost him about R9 million.<\/p>\n

He said he would apply to the Asset Forfeiture Unit to release R80\u2009million worth of his assets, including a hotel in Umhlanga Rocks, cars and houses, before the end of this week.<\/p>\n

Mabaso was initially charged over allegations that the department had been defrauded through the fabrication and inflation of invoices from Palm Stationers at Mabaso\u2019s request.<\/p>\n

Acting Judge Kobus Booyens found that there was not enough evidence to prove that his actions, and those of his company, had prejudiced the department.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe state submitted there was potential prejudice against SARS and Palm Stationers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my view, the potential prejudice is speculative.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is difficult to see how the falsification could have prejudiced Palm [Stationers].<\/p>\n

\u201cThe state did not succeed in proving that,\u201d said Booyens.<\/p>\n

Indiza procured stationery and supplied it to schools.<\/p>\n

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Mlondi Radebe THE KwaZulu-Natal businessman found not guilty of tender irregularities by the Pietermaritzburg high court yesterday has blamed his business competitors for his prosecution. Indiza Infrastructure Solution owner Jabulani Mabaso had been facing charges relating to alleged irregularities with a stationery tender for the department of education. 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