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2012-12-09 14:36<\/span><\/p>\n

Pietermaritzburg – President Jacob Zuma<\/a>‘s nephew has rejected claims that he used his political influence to win a R300m bus contract in Port Shepstone, the Weekend Argus reported on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Former taxi owner Mandla Gcaba said he had nothing to do with a contract that went to Ugu Transport, a consortium which is 80%owned by taxi operators and 20% owned by smaller bus operators, including Gcaba’s company Amandla Emicabango Trading.<\/p>\n

The contract was awarded without open bidding, upsetting several bus owners who wanted to bid for the opportunity.<\/p>\n

“A group of taxi operators won the tender, and then hit a snag. We were approached to help and we came in at that time. I wasn’t even there when the tender process happened,” Gcaba told the newspaper.<\/p>\n

Asked why the tender was not advertised, Ugu district municipality spokesperson Sipho Khuzwayo said the buses “have nothing to do” with the municipality.<\/p>\n

“It’s a project of the department of transport. Speak to them.”<\/p>\n

KwaZulu-Natal transport department spokesperson Kwanele Ncalane said it had entered into a “negotiated contract” with Ugu Transport because the previous bus operator left and a new one was urgently needed.<\/p>\n

According to the report, Gcaba’s Tansnat Africa took over the contract for Durban’s public transport system in 2009.<\/p>\n

This was later declared illegal by a court and has since been run on a month-to-month basis.<\/p>\n

– SAPA<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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