Mhlauli judgement (Part 3)

Is Kadimo Oremeng a truthful and credible witness?
Advocate Van Zyl dwelt at length on the evidence of Oremeng. The Advocate highlighted the variance between Oremeng's evidence in court and the statement he gave to the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) particularly on the roles played by Chaks Lekalake and Goolam. Well, in that statement he puts Lekalake at the centre of the stage. Oremeng gave an explanation on this variance in his evidence under cross-examination. He says yes at one point Lekalake approached him but never followed the matter up. It is to be noted that Goolam Abdullah was the common denominator between Lekalake and the accused.

Lekalake knew of the impending case and also had the temptation to pursue the matter but never did. This matter does not in any way impeach the credibility of Kadimo Oremeng.