Independent probe into Telkom Towers

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister, Dean Macpherson, has launched an independent investigation into the procurement and subsequent renovation of the dilapidated Telkom Towers Building in the Pretoria CBD.
The minister conducted a site inspection- at what has been described -as one of the department's problematic facilities.
The building was procured to serve as the South African Police Headquarters in 2016, at a cost of nearly R700 million.
Officials say to date, over R200 million has been spent on renovations and other services, but the building remains empty.
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[@leonhue722]

Drag the previous ministers into the courts and lay charges of fraud and reckless governance.

[@BrettLaas]

allot of dirt is going to come out in the coming months.... the ANC criminals are gonna pay one way or the other

[@tsekomofokeng182]

Skelms

[@lulamilejack]

ANC has disappointed the people of this country big time

[@tsekomofokeng182]

ANC are the mamparas of the century.

[@TlouDipela-j7o]

Come 2029 I don’t think even Limpopo will not give them 70% never 👎 mamparas.

[@Bluecollarjoe6B9]

The ANC’s friends are gonna lose a lot of taxpayers money. GNU is working.

[@tsekomofokeng182]

ANC are the Mamparas of the century

[@tobolee6385]

Tax payer paying R500 000 a month just to guard this messed up building ...ANC must be held accountable

[@AndrewMcFarlane_1]

DA going to uncover more and more ANC crime

[@mosesntuli2888]

That's why anc,eff nd mk uses race division to cover these corruptions

[@jannybear7682]

lol

[@nomthimalunga7880]

And I'm loving it

[@mrinteldaplug7512]

​@@nomthimalunga7880 lol sisonke sis wami

[@angelodoubel9653]

Bheki Cele is responsible this R600million purchase. The ANC is corrupt to the core

[@nardu]

R695m + R215m... That's R910m Whoever is complicit better be charged and dismissed from public service indefinitely

[@gustabeumer688]

Not dismissed but jailed. Oh I forgot they have a lovely life in prison.

[@khwezelihleshongwe5271]

It's just more looting 😢

[@jannybear7682]

previous minister must account

[@andrepotgieter7083]

That''s 30 years of neglect in the making !

[@Sifisomabanga]

Are you telling me that a black minister cant do this??? These DA ministers are doing the minimal, low hanging fruits and already I can feel the difference, which part of this story where can we blame Apartheid and whatever monopoly capital?????? Its just us stealing from our own people and blaming others. Yesis!!

[@FictionHubZA]

The thing that's going to happen now is that the old tired blame game won't work anymore.

[@pumlambiza3922]

They could not do thus incase it offends or exposes their friends.

[@SolomonMkhonto]

Unfortunately ANC members will be exposed

[@tsekomofokeng182]

ANC are the mamparas

[@johnsimpson1574]

This country has been totally stuffed up by this anc

[@CharmaineKersop]

There are many that are unemployed..Use them and their experience to rebuild, decayed and damaged buildings..

[@ntswakimoloi2084]

I'm glad I voted for a GNU government

[@mpumelelomabanga7993]

This is not GNU it's colliation between DA and ANC plzzz lesson Hellen Zille

[@BrettLaas]

@@mpumelelomabanga7993 shut up racist - go climb back in the bin you came from

[@ntswakimoloi2084]

@@mpumelelomabanga7993 u Zille ukhuluma kakhulu.uthanda ukubossa nje

[@tsekomofokeng182]

​@@mpumelelomabanga7993True. ANC are mamparas

[@daliwongambangi3541]

I'm loving the GNU! ❤ Things are starting to move!

[@HarwardMbonxa]

white matric DA leaders can only gaslight clowns like you

[@Ble55edhwpo]

It’s very concerning that DPWI/SAPS bought this property for that much in 2016, paid more on it on renovations and repairs but they aren’t yet to occupy it since then… ANC corruption has ruined this country over the years!!

[@Proudly_South_African]

Thank you for fixing SA, we know ANC is lazy

[@SiphiweSithole-ne9tk]

They not Lazy, they just don't care. . . . .

[@tsekomofokeng182]

ANC are mamparas

[@trudyneumann8945]

​@@SiphiweSithole-ne9tk- theyre all in it for the money, to enrich them selves.

[@mackyj7801]

I'm an architect I can say this building can Last forever if they are properly refurbished and maintenance I worked on some aspects of the empire state building in new york it's amazing. Same examples can be found in Cape Town, London even Braamfontien . A lot of corruption and looting is taking place.

[@spacemuis]

Is NEW "YORK" actually the ENGLISH EMPIRE where it is the NEW English YORK in AMERICA....thus is ENGLAND still in CONTROL OF AMERICA?

[@gameZA40]

😂😂 okay Mr Architect who has done structural integrity through KZbin

[@FlorenceMashele-f2y]

That's ANC for you

[@BrettLaas]

ANC ... ..but there members will just blame apartheid.

[@tsekomofokeng182]

True. ANC are mamparas

[@nomthimalunga7880]

Azikhale! Stop corruption💃💃💃💃

[@Cper2000]

Ja keep voting for ANC

[@HelenJooste-i8i]

Blowing in the wind. Blow the whistle guys

[@johanlotter5197]

The ANC has left these new ministers with such a mess.

[@tsekomofokeng182]

They are still alive. A big commission of enquiry must be established. Let them go and blame apartheid

[@MolsLenn-go9hu]

Viva GNU, thank you for keeping your promise to restore our country!

[@crispinswainstonharrison9042]

Make Cele worried. He has his fingers all over this…

[@IsobelleLane-u7w]

ANC WILL BLAME APARTHEID

[@tsekomofokeng182]

Skelms

[@mariajacobsz193]

Ai tog

[@cy-villian]

Nass Botha is back !!!

[@crispinswainstonharrison9042]

Thank goodness for Dean

[@pamelatire8386]

We have no pride at all, that’s why we can live among garbage and expect someone to come clean it up. We are shameless.

[@tsekomofokeng182]

All because of ANC. They sow bitter fruits. Theirs was to steal.

[@beverleynowikow257]

The ANC must be held accountable - the ANC gets away with murder they can do as they please.

[@tertiamaritz9205]

Please come to the POST OFFICE IN ROSSLYN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@juliawitt3813]

Perhaps there is some hope......we have been bled dry by cronies

[@antondupreez8205]

Turn them into housing units

[@TheBibi0602]

No, Sell the property and push that money into infrastructure that is needed. Smaller police stations, roads etc.

[@prk5339]

HOW AMAZING IS IT TO FINALLY SEE COMPETENT LEADERSHIP IN CHARGE. COME ON PEOPLE. IN A FEW WEEKS. HOW MUCH HAS THESE NEW LEADERSHIP BROUGHY TO THE TABLE. NOW TELL ME HOW YOU WILL VOTE FOR THE NEXT ROUND. ALREADY THE A N C IS COMPLAINING THAT THIS IS MAKING THEM LOOK BAD.

[@OtsileMcquirre]

I love this GNU now,

[@jeraldrabie7392]

I worked in a government and had to visit police stations in the line of my job. Some of them were disgusting. The one had the roof blown off in bad weather. So the police in that section had to double up the undamaged section. To this day I am not sure if it has been fixed. Then I was at another police station where the toilets were out of order. They were using the toilets of a shopping centre near by

[@siyandamolefe1867]

When I worked here when it was still telkom it definitely didn't look like this it was well maintained

[@chrismartincoldplay2023]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@Khulumokudalangikwazi1976]

The real SA today is tick tokking towards some calamity that no one can control. When Helen Zille says DA has leverage with the RAND, she means just that, and Blacks now have lost Political leverage they never used when they had it. When importing the American Gated Community and Mall System, the powers that be decided to move out all private businees in the CBD in the ealry 90s, leaving what arguably were old 60s and 70s economic boom buildings financed largely by banks, and left a delapidated city unable to generate revenue.

[@WarrenDovey]

Always bloody issues..jeez,

[@Khulumokudalangikwazi1976]

@@WarrenDovey Like uncle Zuma said, its its history that started in 1652

[@Kelly-d9l4t]

The GNU working 😂😂❤❤❤no more tenders for ANC friends and family South africa is loving this Minster of home affairs needs to start working haven't seen anything yet

[@See-if_I_care]

First point of order was that Miss South Africa girl and her alleged scamming parents. Then the 95 Libyans ...

[@charmainemoodley2414]

How does a state building be hijacked by criminals. Sleeping beauties

[@gingersubramoney695]

VOTE ANC VOTE ANC VOTE ANC : your grand children and great grandchildren will have no country left very soon . VIVA ANC VIVA VOTE FOR ANC VOTE . DESPICABLE behavior from people that suppose to be caring for their own .

[@sizakelemahlakoe6758]

Charge them and come to Johannesburg you will be shocked 😢

[@justin5538]

love it. These DA ministers are going to make corrupt officials cryyyyyyy. Once prosecuted and jailed. Oom Piet will shine

[@BongiNgxekisa]

We hope you will expose all those who did not do justice to this country. We want you to fix our government so we could have reasons to vote for you next time

[@bmerchanreina]

Follow the money, who got the money and what did they do with that money.

[@deanoclothier8426]

Hold the ANC accountable!

[@TheKgabum]

hmmm kuyanyiwa manje...

[@giftgreen3748]

The corruption of the ANC makes me to feel ashamed as a black person.

[@NoluJezile]

The SACP and Cosatu are complaining with the GNU our government for many years to come but they're not complaining about unused government buildings

[@royfourie1965]

Refurbish it and make the central police depth,

[@danielchitima7048]

Great, now what you going to do to fix this?

[@brooba]

It has Tenderpreneur written all over it. Imagine if that money was spent on the Police.

[@inventions2k]

Patricia de Lill should answer it

[@zamubuntukani1250]

Honestly this GNU is what this country needs

[@michaelwebb540]

Trillions stolen and wasted.Just talk about land that they have.

[@thobamngadi5254]

GNU will arrest each other.

[@sokopinions]

No. GNU will arrest the ANC

[@boudewynwagener7653]

Minister and mayor...these anc/eff goons are going to put contracts out on you two. You are taking away their jam....

[@bkj3845]

I wonder the ANC cadres feel that were in charge of the failed portfolios now that their sins are being exposed, they should be treated like criminals, I mean they received exorbitant salaries and did what?

[@MrBanele]

Who was the previous minister yho nkosi 😮

[@corettamohohlo5445]

Ra leboga makgowaANC e palwetse. Sehlare sa mosotho ke lekgowa. Ita sad to say but s as you can see. They not playing and that what we want. Go after crime

[@fabianstriebeck8054]

hopefully we shall see money flow into poor communities and not just another 7 series. do you know how much low cost housing you can build with 250 million rand. if it doesnt go into the pockets of the cronies and cousins and uncles who apparently live in the dark ages, where everyone down the line needs some cash just for being there.

[@truth-Hurts375]

Takk is cheap...Keep us updated.....They will NOT be back within his time frame !!!

[@kayrams1792]

Guys i am from Gauteng. Pretoria used be most beautiful and clean city South Africa especially the CBD and Sunnyside. Telkom towers was the pride city after the SARB tower. Now a nyaope and foreigners playground. Black political leadership especially the ANC and it's tripartite allies created a bad imagine for black leadership to the rest of the world as corrupt and stupid. I am angry cause i grew up in Tshwane and watch the city being destroyed

[@pet-jn5bi]

Le tlo nyala ba tsene makgoa

[@Zenda_Nior]

Yoh! die ma se p... is fkn skelm. Waasie gel?

[@ralph7676]

Tax revolt now!!!!!!!!!!!

[@obedfidelis]

Viva ANC Viva 😂

[@NoluJezile]

GNU at work ❤❤❤

[@EarthScope23]

Nazoke 😂

[@SwiftSP]

Thulas not you 😂

[@carolmakgalemela6940]

I remember the time eskom ceo told us about mafia. He ran overseas and like that the mafias were gone. Now we have this infrastrure minister claims the same. I smell incompetency . They just want to give a Wt owned consultency an overpriced tender to probe something you can close or repurpose.

[@ProcaviaCapensis-ts8ub]

Yeah , absolutely no corruption in government. Pull the other leg , it's got bells on it.

[@nootanwait2358]

I understand a hesitation to believe politicians, but the DA run Western Cape is run very well compared to the rest of the country. After living most of my life in the ANC Eastern Cape, there's no denying that the Western Cape works.

[@sibusisodube6835]

So, you don't want the Minister to establish a set of facts so that he can use them to hold those who committed wrongs accountable?

[@runningman2989]

This is what you get with 30% pass critical thinking 😂

[@runningman2989]

You look like your comment 😂

[@FRANCOISPOOLMAN]

THAT WAS BEFORE ANC GOVERNANCE STARTED!😢

[@MargaretEibl]

These people must,pay back all stolen money.,zuma too. Malema pay back all stolen money from old prople, you liar and thief