Politician and CEO expected to join corruption suspects in the dock
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER A senior South African politician, who allegedly received kickbacks from a company that won tenders worth millions from his department, is expected to join in the dock four senior officials who have been arrested and charged with fraud and corruption. Brian Hlongwa, a former Gauteng MEC of Health, was found by a probe by the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), to have had a corruption relationship with Gavin Payne, the CEO of 3P Consulting. The charges brought against the four officials, who appeared in court on Thursday, are based on the findings of the SIU. The SIU found…