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She is accused of receiving R1 million from a law firm after the Mpumalanga Human Settlements Department paid R52 million to Singwane Attorneys without any basis for such payment.
FILE: ANC MP Bongani Bongo. Image: parliament.gov.za
JOHANNESBURG – The former wife of African National Congress (ANC) deputy Bongani Bongo appeared before the Nelspruit Magistrates Court for corruption and money laundering.
Sandile Nkosi joins Bongo and 10 others facing charges of corruption, fraud, theft, money laundering and violation of the Public Finance Management Act.
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Nkosi turned herself in to the Hawks on Monday and was released on bail of R10,000.
She is accused of receiving R1 million from a law firm after the Mpumalanga Human Settlements Department paid R52 million to Singwane Attorneys without any basis for such payment.
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Sipho Ngema, spokesperson for the National Tax Authority (NPA): “This is believed to be an act of corruption because the money was received from the Department of Human Settlements and this money was part of the corruption of a union of approximately R52 million that was sent the lawyers, which was then washed. “
Nkosi will return to court in May, along with her ex-husband.
Bongo and his co-defendants allegedly inflated farm land prices by when he was working in the provincial department, costing the taxpayer around R123 million.
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