Mosebenzi zwane
Zwane denies builders were handpicked for FS R1bn housing project
Mosebenzi Zwane admitted to the state capture commission of inquiry that advance payments were made to suppliers without procurement processes being followed.
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Mosebenzi Zwane continues to shift blame at state capture inquiry
Former Free State Human Settlements MEC Mosebenzi Zwane appeared in front of the state capture commission on 12 October 2020. Here are the highlights.
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Zwane to Zondo: We did not knowingly violate procurement processes
On Monday Mosebenzi Zwane continued giving evidence at the state capture commission where he spoke about how disqualified contractors were given contracts as part of a R1 billion housing project.
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Mosebenzi Zwane’s state capture testimony raises more questions than answers
Former Free State Human Settlements MEC Mosebenzi Zwane is back at the commission to testify about a R1 billion low-cost housing project.
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WATCH LIVE: Mosebenzi Zwane confirms to Zondo that advance payment system used
Former Free State MEC and Mining Minister Mosebenzi Zwane is back at the state capture commission on to shed light on a scheme that saw the province spend R600 million with no procurement process in place.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: What does it mean to be South African?
Perpetual uncomfortable reckoning awaits us and we will need to ask afresh what it means to be South African in this place of many stories, writes Judith February.
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Zondo postpones Zwane evidence on R1.4bn FS housing project
He is yet to confirm or deny that he personally devised a scheme that paid R600 million to building material suppliers before any work was actually done
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Former FS Housing MEC Zwane: I didn’t know Housing Act existed
Testifying before the state capture commission on Friday, Mosebenzi Zwane said it wasn’t his responsibility to ensure that officials knew about the Housing Act before spending R1.4 billion allocated for low-cost housing.
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Zwane not sure how many houses were built in FS during his tenure, inquiry hears
Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo defined his estimate as 'horribly wrong' because his department said in a statement the figure stood at 400 and 600 houses.
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HOD should've covered himself - Zwane on alleged unlawful orders to officials
Former FS Human Settlements MEC Mosebenzi Zwane was asked by the state capture commission on Friday if he should be held accountable for fraudulent expenditure amounting to R1.4 billion on low-cost housing.
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Zondo declines Zwane’s request to answer all cases in one sitting
Zwane was appearing at the state capture commission on Friday morning.
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WATCH LIVE: Mosebenzi Zwane grilled on R1bn FS housing project at Zondo Inquiry
Former Cabinet minister Mosebenzi Zwane is appearing at the state capture inquiry where he is expected to face questions on the R1 billion housing project that he helmed during his time as Free State Housing MEC.
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Former FS MEC Mosebenzi Zwane expected to appear at Zondo Inquiry today
Zwane has been implicated in masterminding a scheme to take R1 billion intended for low-cost housing.
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Zwane knowingly disregarded public finance management laws – Maxatshwa
Maxatshwa said Zwane told officials that Gauteng had used a controversial advance payment scheme that he proposed, but Gauteng denied this – and again he told the HoD to tell the MEC that. But the scheme went ahead anyway.
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Mosebenzi Zwane ordered that contractor Els gets housing contract, Zondo told
Former Free State Housing HOD Mpho Mokoena is giving details to the state capture commission on contractors who secured lucrative deals from the R1 billion housing project.
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Zondo sets sights on senior FS officials involved in R1bn housing project
Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has heard how the Free State was allocated R1 billion for low cost housing and that R400 million of that money was paid without any procurement or agreements.
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Zwane: Allowing taxis to load at 100% is a balancing act
On Sunday night, President Cyril Ramaphosa gave in to taxis operators' demand for them to transport commuters at full capacity but locally.
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Bongani Bongo a victim of a political agenda, says Mosebenzi Zwane
Bongani Bongo's supporters believe he is being persecuted by certain members and leaders of the ANC and his criminal case is politically motivated.
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Mahumapelo accuses some ANC members of using courts for political battles
Former North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo made the allegations in Cape Town on Friday following the court appearance of fellow MP Bongani Bongo, who is facing corruption charges for allegedly bribing a parliamentary official during the Eskom inquiry in 2017.
