Julian Rademeyer
28 Nov 2010

"City Press has learned that an insurance company paid out R1.3m after a luxury Maserati GranTurismo belonging to Yengeni was wrecked in a high-speed collision three months ago.

Records indicate that Yengeni smashed into a barrier on the N1 near Cape Town on August 22 after he hit an “enormous puddle of water in the roadway” and lost control of the car.

It is the latest in a string of insurance claims apparently paid out by insurer Santam over the past five years for damage to vehicles owned by Yengeni and his wife, Lumka, an ANC MP. "

David Bullard
3 September 2006

"You have to admire the ANC for sticking up for what it really believes in. In a normal society one might have thought that hanging out with a man who is a serial liar and convicted fraudster would be politically career-limiting, but this certainly doesn't seem to be the case in South Africa." David Bullard writing for the Sunday Times.

Andrè Jurgens
26 August 2006

"In his plea-bargain agreement with the state during his 2004 trial in the Commercial Crimes Court in Pretoria, he pleaded guilty to fraud. He also admitted that he effectively lied to the nation about his 4x4 for 2 years. In his written plea of guilt he admitted to:

• Backdating the 4x4 sale agreement and falsely inflating the price he paid to R230 052 to try to cover up getting an 'improper benefit' when he had actually paid only R182 563;

• Lying about the 4x4 being 'used' and 'damaged' when he bought it;

• Lying about paying a deposit of R50,000; and

• Lying in full-page advertisements (costing R250,000 each) he placed in national newspapers where he 'falsely attempted to give out that there was nothing improper about the benefit [discount] he received.

" Andrè Jurgens reporting in the Sunday Times

Andrè Jurgens
26 August 2006

"Among the dignitaries held in his thrall were Baleka Mbete, the Speaker of Parliament, the very institution Yengeni was sent to jail for defrauding, Housing Minister Lindiwe Sisulu, Western Cape Premier Ebrahim Rasool, ANC Chief Whip Mbulelo Goniwe, Western Cape ANC provincial chairman James Ngculu, members of parliament and MEC's. " Andrè Jurgens reporting in the Sunday Times

Andrè Jurgens
26 August 2006

"He was carried like a champion to the prison gates on the shoulders of singing supporters and even toyi-toying uniformed prison warders swept up in the heat of the moment" Andrè Jurgens reporting in the Sunday Times

Ebrahim Rasool
24 August 2006

"There is a crime worse than fraud and that is hypocrisy. I can't listen to hypocrites." Ebrahim Rasool lashing out at the Democratic Alliance for calling Yengeni a criminal

Mbulelo Goniwe
24 August 2006

"We can proudly proclaim that Tony Yengeni is one of us. Tony Yengeni is us and we are Tony Yengeni...Let us not be misled by this concerted media campaign that seeks to depict our leaders, time-tested revolutionaries, as criminals today in this country" ANC chief whip in Parliament Mbulelo Goniwe says whilst accompanying Tony Yengeni to prison.

Tony Yengeni
24 August 2006

""So, I'm saying that even the judiciary, the judiciary in exercising its powers, it should be extremely cautious about how they carry out those duties. A citizen of the country should not be easily removed from society and put into a cage."

Tony Yengeni
24 August 2006

"You would think I broke into Parliament and stole the safe and went away with the safe."

James Ngculu
23 August 2006

"In our own view Tony didn't steal money. Tony was not found with his hands in any pie or till. He didn't declare a discount. In my own view, and I think in many of us, we are of the view that the court could have given a bit of leniency in the way in which the sentence was given," James Ngculu speaking outside Yengeni's Milnerton home in Cape Town...Yengeni was convicted of fraud related to the multi-billion rand arms deal after he accepted a discount on a luxury vehicle from one of the bidders.

Max Ozinsky
23 August 2006

"We stand by our leaders...we will be showing our solidarity with him," Max Ozinsky, the ANC's deputy provincial secretary, commenting after Tony Yengeni's prison sentence was confirmed that various ANC officials are expected to accompany Yengeni when he reports to Pollsmoor Prison. Ironically, Yengeni himself attended former ANC heavyweight Allan Boesak's send-off to prison for fraud in 2000.

Smuts Ngonyama
21 August 2006

"This outcome is deeply saddening and regrettable. " Smuts Ngonyama, ANC spokesman

Marius du Toit
August 2006

"This is it for us." Marius du Toit, Yengeni's attorney, after judges rejected an appeal by his client.

Douglas Gibson
2001

"Mr Yengeni must forget about lawyers and investigations and enquiries, he must stop hiding behind those and he must make a simple statement to the people of South Africa explaining how he got the vehicle, why he got it and everything relating to it. And if that solves the matter that's the end of the matter." Douglas Gibson, Democratic Alliance

Smuts Ngonyama
25 March 2001

"The ANC is highly concerned with the witch-hunt which is being perpetrated by the Sunday Times, in this case against the chief whip, comrade Tony Yengeni." Smuts Ngonyama, ANC spokesman

Tony Yengeni
Undated

"The motor vehicle in question has been legitimately purchased by myself. Its acquisition does not in any way amount to a gift or a donation."

Tony Yengeni
23 February 2001

"Why is your hand sweating like that" Yengeni asked after shaking hands with a Sunday Times reporter he stood in his parliamentary office. "No", said the reporter, "it's not my hand that is sweating, but your's, Mr Yengeni".

24 August 2006

Parliament issue was hijacked - Yengeni

24 August 2006

Yengeni: Only violent convicts belong in jail

24 August 2006

ANC bigwigs turn out at Yengeni's send-off

24 August 2006

'Yengeni didn't steal money'

16 February 2003

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