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S.A’s Zuma, Mantashe to face for criminal investigations

S.A’s Zuma, Mantashe to face for criminal investigations

A South African corruption inquiry said it had referred former president Jacob Zuma and current mineral resources minister Gwede Mantashe for investigation by law enforcement with a view to establishing potential graft charges. The inquiry was established in 2018 to examine allegations of high-level graft during Zuma's nine years in power from 2009 and is publishing its findings after more than three years of investigations. Its latest report focuses on corruption and fraud related to privately-owned services company Bosasa, now in voluntary liquidation after banks closed its accounts amid graft allegations. "The evidence revealed that corruption was Bosasa's way of…
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Top ANC politician granted R30 000 bail and vows to prove his innocence

Top ANC politician granted R30 000 bail and vows to prove his innocence

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER VINCENT Smith, who has become the first high profile ANC politician to be arrested for corruption related to the state capture inquiry, has vowed to prove his innocence. Smith (60)  was arrested and appeared in Special Commercial Crimes Court in Palmridge, outside Johannesburg, where he was charged with corruption. He was granted bail of R30 000, ordered to hand in his passport and not to interfere with state witnesses. He is a former MP and ex-chairperson of Parliament’s Committee on Correctional Services. The charges relate to amounts totalling R660 000 that he received from Bosasa In an…
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