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Who Is Who and What Is What In The Brighton Chifamba, City of Joburg, Setheo and City Power Case?

Brian Kazungu

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The ongoing case between City of Johannesburg, an entity which raised concerns of corruption on the Eldorado Substation Project through former Joburg Mayor, Mr Mashaba and Brighton Chifamba who was engaged to Setheo Engineering, has caused confusion as to who is who and the related interests thereof in the case.

For almost three years, the case has been in the courts with fresh charges emerging while other charges get dropped along the way and this has caused confusion in the corporate world as to who really represents the affairs of company in the courts and in its executive dealings with stakeholders.

The Eldorado Park Substation project whose cancellation was at the instigation of Mr Mashaba is being challenged in the courts by Setheo engineering which is claiming damages.

Interestingly, Brighton Chifamba, a non-executive member of the engineering firm has been the longest serving casualty in the debacle thus raising concerns and questions as to on what capacity is he qualified to be dragged for a long time in the streets of corporate justice.

Other questions that have been raised are on the proper legal route that the former mayor should have taken in addressing the alleged maleficence in City Power, a separate corporate legal entity that was under his mayor-ship and yet with its own duly appointed executives.

When the case started in 2017, the project was cancelled and two City Power project coordinators were suspended and arrested together with the directors of the engineering company on allegations of fraud, only to have the charges dropped later on.

However, Chifamba, whose position has been shrouded in mystery of whether he was a foreman or Project Manager is still at the centre of the case in which, now, it’s his immigration status that has taken much of the attention as compared to the charges of corruption, fraud and theft that has been levelled against him.

Chifamba’s wife even raised concerns on why various media houses said “Chifamba and his company” in their reporting as if her husband owned the company thus raising eyebrows on whether this was deliberate or mere oversight.

When contacted through a follow up call on the various questions that have been emailed to her on the matter, the NPA Spokesperson Mrs Phindi Mjonondwane said “I saw your email, I am still waiting for a CCU to respond and check if my draft response is correct because what you are asking is evidential material and the matter is subjudicae, so they are just checking my response and if I am in order, we will be able to respond as soon as possible”.

The questions that were raised included a search of clarity on whether the case against Chifamba was still the same as the one in which the allegations against City Power project coordinators and Setheo directors were cleared of as well as the capacity upon which he was being incarcerated.

In its covering of legal, corporate and leadership related articles with past and current real life case studies for the benefit of its readers especially those pursuing entrepreneurship, this publication also further sought clarity on who was the complainant in the in the arrest of Chifamba.

Further follow-ups through an email on the same case has not been answered yet.

Brian Kazungu is an Author, Poet, Journalist, and Technology Enthusiast whose writing covers issues to do with Business, Travelling, Motivation and Inspiration, Religion, Politics, and Communication among others. https://www.amazon.com/author/briankazungu https://muckrack.com/brian-kazungu http://www.modernghana.com/author/BrianKazungu [email protected] @BKazungu-Twitter He has written and published several books covering various aspects of human life including leadership, entrepreneurship, politics, personal development as well as poetry and travel. These books are found on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/author/briankazungu

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