4. MR. MALAN'S SUBMISSION AND TESTIMONY i) Mr. Malan is a building contractor who works solely for the Trifecta Group of companies across South Africa. ii) Ms Botha had conceded that the costs as submitted by Mr. Malan which amounted to just over R1.2 million, was correct. iii) There is also no dispute that the renovations commenced in 2009. A summary of the costs with the monthly breakdowns indicate that the last costs incurred for the renovations were in October 2010, and at that stage the costs exceeded R1.2 million. iv) Questions were raised about the allocation of costs for the renovations to Ms Botha's house. Invoices were listed as Ms Botha's house/Magambos. (Magambos being the name of Trifecta's headquarters). Mr. Malan was not able to explain this method of accounting. v) Mr. Malan was also unable to explain the issue of the budget when asked whether he was given any limit, he indicated that he spoke to Mr. Scholtz about costs and that he was not asked to limit the costs, and that Mr. Scholtz discussed these issues directly with Ms Botha. vi) On the question of whether Ms Botha knew of the cost beyond the budgeted amount of R500 000; Mr. Malan stated that Ms Botha was also involved and informed on all decisions about the renovations including increased costs by himself and Mr. Scholtz