Former Minister Nomvula Mokonyane has admitted that her 40th birthday and not her 50th was held at the Victorian Guest House after owner Hendrik Coetzee made a similar admission to the inquiry.
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.
Former Free State Agriculture CFO Seipati Dlamini said then MEC Mosebenzi Zwane initiated the Estina dairy project and it was unusual because normal practice was that projects were initiated by district services.
Nhleko told the commission on Wednesday that he’s surprised it hasn’t asked people, including Robert McBride who claim he captured the security and justice cluster to provide evidence.
Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has asked for the commission of inquiry into state capture to be granted another extension, saying if it did not get more time, it would not be able to make any findings. This comes after the commission was initially granted an extension to February 2020.
During his testimony on Monday, Duduzane Zuma complained that he was not afforded the chance to dispute allegations made against him by several individuals who made submissions to the chapter nine institution.
South Africa's former ambassador to the Netherlands Bruce Koloane has resigned. His resignation was confirmed on Wednesday by International Relations Minister Naledi Pandor, who was to recall him.
Former SABC group chief executive Mokhobo was testifying at the state capture commission of inquiry on Wednesday.
The commission resumed this week after a two-week break, and it's spent the week focusing on the Estina Dairy project in the Free State.
This was among the submissions from the South African National Editors Forum, which together with five journalists were applying to have Malema and the party interdicted from intimidating reporters.
The state capture commission adjourned on 17 July 2019 after former President Jacob Zuma raised concerns over the way he was being questioned. The commission adjourned until Friday to give Zuma time to consult with his legal team.
Former President Jacob Zuma told the Zondo commission on day one of his testimony that his life has been under threat for three decades.
Last week, the commission heard it was Brian Molefe who picked the company's locomotives, which Transnet strategic manager Francis Collard described as unsuitable.
The state capture commission of inquiry also heard how a Transnet contract with Regiments Capital, with an R9 million cap on it, ballooned to nearly R300 million.
Disgraced former Bosasa COO Angelo Agrizzi accused the department of engaging in bribery during his testimony at the inquiry last month.
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Former Free State MEC Mxolisi Dukwana said the money given to him by Tony Gupta was for the petrol he used to travel from the Free State to Gauteng to meet with Gupta.
