Estina dairy farm
ANC FS members call for Magashule to account for corruption allegations
They protested outside Luthuli House on Monday calling on the party to take action against officials implicated in corruption.
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‘We’re heartbroken, ANC's corrupt must pay’: beneficiaries of failed FS projects
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.
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FS ANC members want action against those implicated in Estina, asbestos projects
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).
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Zondo surprised by witness' response to questions of due diligence on Estina
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.
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Former FS Agri CFO: I didn’t ask if Paras was qualified to deliver Estina farm
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.
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5 FS govt officials arrested over corruption, fraud worth R245m granted bail
National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Sipho Ngwema said that the suspects were granted R10,000 bail each.
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Hawks arrest 5 former and current FS govt officials for fraud, corruption
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.
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DA: Mkhwebane must be investigated over Vrede claims, removed from office
The DA wants Busisiwe Mkhwebane to be investigated for possibly lying under oath and removed from office.
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Mkhwebane to approach SCA to avoid paying legal costs in Estina matter
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.
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Court dismisses Mkhwebane’s appeal in Vrede dairy farm case
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.
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Thabethe tells state capture inquiry he never met the Gupta brothers
Peter Thabethe concluded another session at the state capture commission on Monday.
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Thabete admits FS taken for ride over R106m Vrede dairy farm processing plant
Peter Thabethe took the stand once again at the state capture commission of inquiry on Monday.
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State Capture: Estina had no money, so why did it get the Vrede deal?
Peter Thabethe is back at the state capture commission on Monday to continue his testimony.
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WATCH LIVE: Peter Thabethe back at the state capture inquiry
Former Free State head of Department of Agriculture Peter Thabethe returned to the commission in Parktown.
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Zondo Inquiry wants former MEC Rockman to clarify R815m irregular expenditure
Elizabeth Rockman concluded her testimony on Thursday confirming that the province paid the money to agents like Estina.
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FS Treasury had limited knowledge on Estina funds - Rockman at Zondo Commission
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.
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Did Estina have its own money to invest in the Vrede dairy project?
The company's books show that it didn't have any money before the Free State province paid its first R30 million, but Peter Thabethe has told the state capture commission that sometimes the company used its own money.
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Thabethe refused to set up meeting between ENS, Estina - Zondo Inquiry told
Former Free State Agriculture head of department Peter Thabethe had trouble understanding why Treasury said that he refused to assist with investigations into Estina.
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WATCH LIVE: Ex-Free State govt official Peter Thabethe returns to Zondo Inquiry
Thabethe is expected to face more questions on the Vrede dairy farm project.
