R16.1 million
Total financial exposure
No criminal charges laid. Signed acknowledgement of debt for R4.55M owed to Vele (March 2020). Paid back R4.55M by June 2021 plus additional R1.5M. SARS demanded R28.2M (including penalties and interest).
Director of Sgameka Projects, brother of Floyd Shivambu. Received R16,148,569 in gratuitous payments from VBS via Vele Investments. Sgameka had no invoices, no employees, no operating costs — VBS money was its sole income. Admitted money was received "gratuitously" and signed acknowledgement of debt for R4.55M. SARS demanded R28.2M including penalties and interest. No criminal charges laid.
Pain points connected to Brian Shivambu's documented incidents
Director
Sgameka Projects (Pty) Ltd
2015-01 – present(appointed)
Brother of Brian Shivambu, director of Sgameka Projects. VBS money flowed through Sgameka to Floyd.
VBS money channelled through Vele Investments to Sgameka Projects (Brian Shivambu). WhatsApp messages on Matodzi's phone referenced payments to political figures.
Brother of Brian Shivambu, director of Sgameka Projects. VBS money flowed through Sgameka to Floyd.
VBS money channelled through Vele Investments to Sgameka Projects (Brian Shivambu). WhatsApp messages on Matodzi's phone referenced payments to political figures.
Brother of Floyd Shivambu. Sgameka Projects was the conduit for VBS money flowing to Floyd and the EFF.
VBS money channelled through Vele Investments to Sgameka Projects (Brian Shivambu). WhatsApp messages on Matodzi's phone referenced payments to political figures.
Brother of Brian Shivambu, director of Sgameka Projects. VBS money flowed through Sgameka to Floyd.
Brother of Brian Shivambu, director of Sgameka Projects. VBS money flowed through Sgameka to Floyd.
Brother of Floyd Shivambu. Sgameka Projects was the conduit for VBS money flowing to Floyd and the EFF.
Brother of Brian Shivambu, director of Sgameka Projects. VBS money flowed through Sgameka to Floyd.
Brother of Floyd Shivambu. Sgameka Projects was the conduit for VBS money flowing to Floyd and the EFF.
Brother of Floyd Shivambu. Sgameka Projects was the conduit for VBS money flowing to Floyd and the EFF.
VBS money channelled through Vele Investments to Sgameka Projects (Brian Shivambu). WhatsApp messages on Matodzi's phone referenced payments to political figures.
VBS money channelled through Vele Investments to Sgameka Projects (Brian Shivambu). WhatsApp messages on Matodzi's phone referenced payments to political figures.
Brother of Floyd Shivambu. Sgameka Projects was the conduit for VBS money flowing to Floyd and the EFF.