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Agrizzi told the commission that Bosasa targeted influential politicians and did them favors, including improvements to their homes. Agrizzi put the figure for camera installation at R650,000 while Le Roux set the figure at R300,000.
Explaining how these cameras were installed, Mantashe said there were two burglary attempts at his Boksburg home.
Mantashe said he had discussions with his security adviser Mzonke Nyakaza, who was hired by the ANC to take care of his security in 2013, and the decision was made to install cameras.
Mantashe was secretary general of the ANC at the time.
Mantashe said Nyakaza bought cameras to install on the property. He said it was during the installation process that Leshabane arrived in Boksburg and had a conversation with Nyakaza.
“He is available to bear witness. Papa Leshabane is said to have offered to provide better cameras because the cameras we bought from Game were of inferior quality. This is how that project started, ”Mantashe said.
The minister said he accepted the offer of better cameras. Leshabane confirmed that he would bear the cost of the cameras and installation, he said.
He did not know if Leshabane paid the costs out of pocket or from Bosasa’s funds.
The camera installation at its Eastern Cape properties built on the success of the Boksburg installation, it said.
Mantashe said he was kept out of the details of the security arrangements for the Eastern Cape facility and that the security adviser handled that issue himself.
His security adviser understood that the agreement he reached with Leshabane in Boksburg extended to the Eastern Cape.
He denied doing favors for Bosasa and said he had no influence over the work of the ministers.
Mantashe also said that he did not remember meeting Agrizzi.
He also did not discuss any Bosasa matters with his boss, the late Gavin Watson.
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