Former State Security Minister faces corruption charges
Former Minister of State Security Bongani Bongo appeared in the Cape Town Magistrate's Court today on corruption charges. He is accused of attempting to bribe a member of Parliament's portfolio committee in order to halt proceedings related to Eskom in 2017. Bongo was acquitted of these charges by impeached former Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe, who acquitted Bongo in 2021; however, the Supreme Court of Appeal later overturned that […]