Ex-Minister of Communications, Ms Nomvula Mokonyane addresses the media at the post-Cabinet briefing held at Tshedimosetso House in Pretoria. 05/07/2018. – Photo: Ntswe Mokoena (GCIS) / Flickr
Ex-Minister of Communications, Ms Nomvula Mokonyane addresses the media at the post-Cabinet briefing held at Tshedimosetso House in Pretoria. 05/07/2018. – Photo: Ntswe Mokoena (GCIS) / Flickr
The Commission of inquiry into State Capture resumes this week, with former Environmental Affairs Minister Nomvulo Mokonyane and current Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, set to be quizzed on their roles in alleged corruption at Bosasa.
Mokonyane has denied damning evidence against her by former Bosasa COO Angelo Agrizzi, who said that she had received cash payments and that the company paid for upgrades at her home.
State Capture commission to hear from various witnesses
The commission said that the inquiry would resume this week after a protracted period of dormancy enforced by the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent nationwide lockdown, and said that that evidence would be scrutinised this week concerning alleged corruption at Bosasa and the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa).
“For the most part of next week, the Commission will hear evidence relating to allegations of corruption at BOSASA and Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa).
“Some of the witnesses who will testify will be Ms Novula Mokonyane, former Minister of Environmental Affairs, Ms Linda Mti, former Department of Correctional Services Commissioner, Pretoria Chief Magistrate Desmond Nair, and Mr Gwede Mantashe, Minister of Mineral Resources,” they said.
On Friday 24 July, evidence will be heard with regards to allegations of corruption at Prasa from Judge Tintswalo Annah Nana Makhubela.
Mokanyane accused of corruption during Environmental Affairs tenure
Mokonyane is currently facing questions from commissioner Raymond Zondo over the allegations levelled against her, specifically the security upgrades to her home in Johannesburg and accusations that she received cash payments for procuring government tenders.
The commission inspected her home earlier this month when private contractor Charl Le Roux testified that he had done electrical work, including lights on a staircase and a small pump in a fountain in 2014.
Mantashe was implicated in alleged corruption after Congress of the People spokesperson Dennis Bloem asserted that former President Jacob Zuma was not alone in rampant corruption of state coffers, and was supported in his efforts by President Cyril Ramaphosa and Mantashe.
