Siyabonga: Husband of SA Influencer Leleti Nkosi to Lose 17 House, 7 Cars over $4.6m ESKOM Fraud
- Siyabonga Nkosi, husband of Leleti Nkosi, faces asset seizure worth $4.6 m over alleged Eskom contract fraud
- South African authorities have frozen 17 properties and seven luxury vehicles linked to Nkosi amidst a corruption inquiry
- His wife, a prominent influencer who has been showing off a lavish lifestyle, has raised eyebrows by changing her content direction
A South African businessman, Siyabonga Moses Goodwill Nkosi, is set to lose his assets worth R76.5 million (about GH₵ 51.5 million or $4.64 million), over an alleged fraud.
Siyabonga Moses, husband of Instagram influencer Leleti Nkosi, is alleged to have defrauded Eskom, South Africa's state-owned power supplier, by inflating the costs of contracts awarded to him.
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has obtained a court order freezing Siyabonga's assets as part of a sweeping investigation into alleged corruption at Eskom.
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The preservation order, granted by Special Tribunal Judge BM Ngoepe, covers 17 properties and seven luxury vehicles linked to Nkosi personally and through a network of family trusts, including the Nkosi Royal Trust, Sibongukukhanya Trust and Siyabonga Kankosi Trust.
According to Briefly, the SIU alleged that Eskom officials at the Kusile and Matla power stations systematically manipulated procurement processes between 2021 and 2023, approving inflated and irregular purchase orders for relays, equipment meant to keep power stations operational.
Officials are accused of splitting purchase orders to keep individual transactions below the R1 million threshold, thereby bypassing formal tendering requirements.
The South African unit further alleges that false part numbers were uploaded into Eskom's internal systems to ensure only colluding vendors could bid, driving up costs for equipment that was never needed and remains unused in storage.
The SIU alleges that funds generated through the fraudulent Eskom contracts were funnelled through the three trusts associated with Nkosi before being converted into the properties and vehicles that have now been frozen by the court. The unit is seeking to have the underlying contracts reviewed and set aside by the Special Tribunal.
Siyabonga Nkosi's houses and cars frozen
The SIU has shared a video online, featuring several homes from different estates in Gauteng belonging to Siyabonga Nkosi.
These include a penthouse at The Capital on the Park, a house at Carlswald Lofts, and properties at Serengeti Estate, Helderwyk, and Parkhurst.
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The SIU also seized properties belonging to Eskom service provider Siyabonga Nkosi in KwaZulu-Natal, located in Molokai Estate and Zimbali.
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The seven cars frozen by the SIU include five Porsches and two Lamborghinis.
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Siyabonga and Leleti Nkosi's lavish lifestyle
The news of Siyabonga Nkosi's fraud case has particularly caught attention online because of his wife, Leleti.
Leleti, believed to be in her mid-20s, has been showing off a lavish lifestyle on Instagram and TikTok, where she has over 450,000 and 740,000 followers, respectively.
She often posted videos of luxury cars and other expensive gifts she received from her husband, and exotic vacations to the Maldives, France, Italy, Greece and Dubai, among others.
Recently, some of her followers had observed that Leleti had stopped sharing her usual opulent lifestyle and was doing content around dance challenges.
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Okudzeto on attacks against Ghanaians in South Africa
Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh reported that Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, had held urgent talks with his South African counterpart, Ronald Lamola, following attacks on Ghanaians.
In a statement, he noted that South African authorities have expressed empathy for the victims and pledged full-scale investigations, while African ambassadors are expected to be briefed on the situation.
Okudzeto added that officials had located the main victim, who was seen in one of the videos and were providing consular support, with assurances that no Ghanaian life has been lost so far.
Source: YEN.com.gh
