'Shaik paid Zuma kids' fees'
2007-12-31 19:05
Durban - Convicted fraudster Schabir Shaik and his companies are alleged not only to have paid the education fees of Jacob Zuma's children but their allowances as well.
Attached to the indictment against the ANC president, filed in the Pietermaritzburg High Court, was a spreadsheet which detailed a list of 783 payments allegedly made by Shaik and his companies from October 25 1995 to July 1 2005, totalling R4&nbap;072 499.85.
The detailed spreadsheet, which had amounts as low as R25 - allegedly for a "mini car valet" - to the R400 000 paid allegedly for the "development of his traditional residential village estate in Nkandla", was attached to the indictment that was filed in the Pietermaritzburg High Court.
The indictment was filed on Friday, shortly after midday as Zuma was about to hand out presents to children in his home district of Nkandla.
Zuma faces 16 charges in total - one count of racketeering, two counts of corruption, one count of money laundering and 12 counts of fraud.
The two South African subsidiaries of Thales International (formerly Thomson-CFS) - Thint Holding (Southern Africa) Pty Ltd and Thint (Pty) Ltd - each face a charge of racketeering, and two counts of corruption.
The 16-page spread sheet details several alleged payments made to Holy Family College, Sacred Heart School, University of Zululand, Empangeni High School, St Catherines, Cape Technikon and the International School of Cape Town.
ANC also benefited
The list classifies the alleged payments as "Zuma Children Education".
Apart from the alleged payment for school fees, payments were allegedly made directly to Zuma's children and were classified as "Zuma Children Allowance".
The list goes on to detail alleged payments to Bankfin for a Hyundai Sonata. It was classified at "Zuma Children Vehicle".
Another vehicle that fell under the same classification according to the spreadsheet is a Mazda Etude.
The ANC also benefited from Shaik according to the spreadsheet. Shaik's company, Kobitech, is alleged on October 1 2002, to have even paid R21 000 to the ANC for Zuma's outstanding levies.
- SAPA