The former South African Airways (SAA) chair’s case of defeating the administration of justice for revealing the identity of a protected witness at the state capture commission of inquiry, came before the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court on Wednesday morning.
In November 2020, Myeni took the stand and revealed the identity of a protected witness, 'Mr X', while giving evidence.
In the fourth instalment of the report of the commission of inquiry into state capture, Chief Justice Zondo is expected to detail his findings on the capture of Eskom, the Treasury, the closure of the Gupta brothers’ bank accounts and the Free State housing and asbestos scandals.
The inquiry found that there was a reasonable prospect that further investigation would uncover a prima facie case against the former ANC secretary-general in respect of the offence of corruption.
Mantashe held a media briefing in Pretoria on Wednesday afternoon.
The recently released report has made findings on Mantashe and the favours he received from the controversial company.
The commission was empowered to look into allegations of state capture and widespread corruption in the public sector.
Gavin Watson's former chief operating officer Angelo Agrizzi revealed details about his boss's relationship with the ANC.
In a statement released by his foundation early on Wednesday morning, former President Jacob Zuma insists that he was denied an opportunity to give his side of the story on a neutral platform.
The Zondo commission of inquiry said that it would have been catastrophic for the company if the African National Congress lost the general election.
Lies and contradictions in Nomvula Mokonyane's testimony at the state capture commission meant she must be prosecuted, said the report.
The report also says there are "reasonable grounds" to suspect that Jacob Zuma was in breach of his obligations as president.
Shamila Batohi said that most of the more than 1,000 referrals to the NPA from the SIU were sitting with the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) – the Hawks.
The Zondo Commission said that between 2014 and 2015, the two companies were awarded the R2.2 billion contracts by way of confinement rather than by open public tender.
During her testimony, Mothepu told the commission that her former boss and then CEO of Trillion Capital, Eric Wood, told her that former Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene would be fired because he did not agree with a proposal by Gupta-linked company Regiments Capital.
The Zondo Inquiry established that racketeering, money laundering, fraud, kickbacks, corruption and many other financial crimes were the order of the day at the company that served as the engine of the country’s economy.
Former Minister Malusi Gigaba has reacted to the damning findings against him in the second installment of the state capture report.
There are countless methods with which unscrupulous characters can abuse public power for nefarious means - this is one of the core findings from the Zondo Commission after listening to evidence on Denel.
