State turns over 1,300 pages of evidence in corruption case against Kodwa
It's alleged between 2014 and 2016, Zizi Kodwa received about R1.7 million in kickbacks from former Enterprise Outsourcing Holdings boss Jehan Mackay.
Zizi Kodwa. Picture: GCIS
JOHANNESBURG - The State has turned over 1,300 pages of evidence it has in the corruption case involving former African National Congress (ANC) national spokesperson Zizi Kodwa.
It's alleged between 2014 and 2016, Kodwa received about R1.7 million in kickbacks from former Enterprise Outsourcing Holdings boss Jehan Mackay.
In exchange for the kickbacks, the State claims Kodwa used his influence in the ANC to direct government tenders towards the information technology company.
Kodwa and Mackay both made brief appearances at the Palm Ridge Specialised Crimes Court on Wednesday, where they stand accused of two charges of corruption.
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In the previous appearance, Kodwa’s lawyers requested further particulars from the State.
Kodwa’s legal representative Zola Majavu says he now has a full picture of the State’s case against his client.
"We requested further particulars having been given copies of the docket, 1,357 pages. We perused those and we thought there was a number of gaps we saw, wrote to my colleague advocate (State prosecutor Neville) Mogagabe requesting answers to certain specific questions, in fairness to him he did respond and we are more than happy, actually we are very happy with the responses because what they do they narrow the issues down in respect to my client.”
Majavu says his client is ready to formally submit a not-guilty plea and have the matter moved to trial.
However - before the case moves to trial, the State still has to deal with the application from accused number one, Mackay, to have all his charges against dropped due to insufficient evidence.
The matter returns to court on 10 September 2024.