Evidence leader says minister offered a bribe to resign from state-capture inquiry
Ntuthuzelo Vanara tells Parliament that State Security Minister Bongani Bongo offered him ‘a blank cheque’ to withdraw from the proceedings
Members of Parliament’s public enterprises committee have responded to allegations that State Security Minister Bongani Bongo attempted to bribe the evidence leader of the inquiry into state capture.The Sunday Times reported that Bongo approached evidence leader Ntuthuzelo Vanara‚ offering him a blank cheque to resign from the inquiry. Vanara laid out the allegations in an affidavit he submitted to Parliament’s management.Before the inquiry got under way on Tuesday morning‚ ANC MP Mondli Gungubele said: "We must treat this as an allegation‚ but it is very‚ very serious if found to be true." He called on the ethics committee to conduct a thorough investigation and make "timeous findings"‚ so the matter could be properly addressed."This will be one of the low points of our lives as government‚ if found to be true‚" he said.African Christian Democratic Party MP Steve Swart said the latest allegations were part of a concerted effort to intimidate Vanara and the inquiry, saying, "We have...
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