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.
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.
Former Free State Agriculture head of department Peter Thabethe had trouble understanding why Treasury said that he refused to assist with investigations into Estina.
Thabethe is expected to face more questions on the Vrede dairy farm project.
The Free State’s former Agriculture and Rural Development head of department Peter Thabethe is set to return to the stand.
Former Free State MEC Mxolisi Dukwana presented the trail of evidence at the public hearings in Parktown on Wednesday.
Mxolisi Dukwana is continuing with his testimony on the Estina dairy farm project at the Zondo Inquiry.
