Khato Civils Response from Khato Civils on Mmegi article

 It is very important to have a thorough background as to why the author of the articles entitled “Phiri’s serial controversies” and “Government top official ‘axed to force through Khato Civils’” which appeared in the November 22 Mmegi newspaper edition.

These articles were authored by Ryder Gabathuse who works for Mmegi newspaper and is apparently currently doing a fellowship at the amaBhungane Centre for investigative journalism, sponsored by IJHub. It is also not strange that all references in the article to alleged anonymous reports sited, are from IJHub.

Coincidentally, amaBhungane have previously attacked Khato Civils with other unsubstantiated allegations on another project in South Africa, which they hurriedly aired on Carte Blanche. The project had previously been awarded to a white-owned company, which was paid but failed to deliver and Khato Civils was appointed to complete the project. We are pleased that we are completing that project this week and we hope amaBhungane will swallow their pride, go and see the completed project and report again, hopefully, through the same Carte Blanche, to inform the public that Khato Civils delivered excellence on the project within budget and in time.

Editor's Comment
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