A researcher at a forensic investigator on Thursday testified at the state capture commission about the Estina Dairy Farm offshore money flows, some of which he said were money laundering.
The commission is hearing testimony of Estina Dairy Farm offshore money flows from a researcher employed by Shadow World Investigations, London, Paul Edward Holden.
They protested outside Luthuli House on Monday calling on the party to take action against officials implicated in corruption.
Members of the ANC in the Free State marched to party headquarters at Luthuli House on 19 October 2020. The protesters demanded that those responsible for corruption in the asbestos project and the Estina Dairy Farm be held accountable.
They protested outside the ANC’s headquarters at Luthuli House in Joburg and handed over a memorandum of demands to the national working committee (NWC).
Seipati Dlamini was the custodian of finances when then provincial Agriculture MEC Mosebenzi Zwane and department HOD Peter Thabethe bulldozed their way into bringing in the Gupta-linked Estina to run the Vrede Dairy Farm project.
Evidence leader advocate Leah Cabashe asked Dlamini if she had notified Estina that the Agriculture Department had already bought equipment that it could use but she said it wasn’t her responsibility.
National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Sipho Ngwema said that the suspects were granted R10,000 bail each.
The investigating unit said that those handcuffed included a former head of a department and a retired official over money laundering of over R244 million.
The DA wants Busisiwe Mkhwebane to be investigated for possibly lying under oath and removed from office.
The High Court in Pretoria has dismissed Mkhwebane's application to appeal an earlier order that found her office liable for 85% of the DA and Casac's legal costs, ordering that she pays 7.5% out of her own pocket.
The North Gauteng High Court on Friday dismissed Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s application to appeal an earlier order that found her office liable for 85% of the DA and Casac’s legal costs.
Peter Thabethe concluded another session at the state capture commission on Monday.
Peter Thabethe took the stand once again at the state capture commission of inquiry on Monday.
Peter Thabethe is back at the state capture commission on Monday to continue his testimony.
Former Free State head of Department of Agriculture Peter Thabethe returned to the commission in Parktown.
Elizabeth Rockman concluded her testimony on Thursday confirming that the province paid the money to agents like Estina.
At least R200 million in public funds meant for emerging black farmers in the Free State allegedly flowed to Estina, a company with links to the Gupta family, in 2014.
