Tanker bonanza: RDP homeowner receives R95m Tshwane water payment
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Read the original article: https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-04-12-tanker-bonanza-rdp-homeowner-receives-…
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2 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.
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“Tshwane granted a staggering R95m water transport payment to an obscure company that does not appear to own tankers and is run by a sole director living in an RDP house in Soshanguve with a child who attends a no-fee school.”
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No evidence was found regarding the specific claim that Tshwane paid R95m to a company meeting the described criteria. The evidence provided only contains general Wikipedia articles about the City of Tshwane and other unrelated topics, offering no support or contradiction for this specific allegation.
“An investigation by the Sunday Times found that the City of Tshwane paid Mkhonza’s company, Nomakhuwa Trading and Projects, R95m to cart water in financial 2025, despite strong indications the company lacked the equipment, infrastructure and capacity to perform services on that scale.”
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The claim references a specific report from the 'Sunday Times' regarding a payment of R95 million to Nomakhuwa Trading and Projects for water transport in 2025. However, the evidence provided consists only of general Wikipedia articles about the City of Tshwane and Gwen Ramokgopa, and does not contain the specific report, corroborating evidence, or contradiction needed to verify this claim. Therefore, the evidence is insufficient to confirm or deny the claim.
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— The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (Afrikaans: Stad Tshwane Metropolitaanse Munisipaliteit; Tswana: Mmasepala wa Toropokgolo ya Tshwane; Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Toropokgolo ya Tshwane)…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Tshwane_Metropolitan_M…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Tshwane_Metropolitan_M…
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— Gwen Malegwale Ramokgopa is a South African politician who was elected the Treasurer-General of the governing African National Congress (ANC) in December 2022. She was formerly the Deputy Minister of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwen_Ramokgopa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwen_Ramokgopa
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— The is a list of South African mass media, including newspapers, television stations, radio stations and various alternative media.
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