Former minister and Free State MEC Mosebenzi Zwane is one of 16 accused in the state’s case against a coterie of Gupta acolytes and hangers-on. Michael Appel takes a look at the history of the failed project and the indictment served on the accused.
OUTA has taken numerous actions aimed at holding Mosebenzi Zwane to account and blocking his state capture activities.
Former Free State Agriculture MEC Mosebenzi Zwane was granted bail of R10 000 in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. Michael Appel has the background.
A guy who sold computers for the Gupta family was the face of a company that had R16 in its bank account days before it got a R30m bump from the taxpayer to run the Vrede dairy project. Michael Appel has more from Zondo’s latest report.
Mosebenzi Zwane is accused of masterminding the Free State housing scheme, which saw R630m paid to contractors before any work was done.
The controversial Gupta family used every avenue possible to siphon funds from a project meant to help 100 struggling farmers in Vrede
During his testimony at the state capture commission, politician Mosebenzi Zwane has admitted to authorising hundreds of millions in advance payments in contravention of the rules.
From small-time politician to big-time deal-maker, Gupta ally Mosebenzi Zwane has allegedly played a pivotal role in state capture.
Ex Free State Premier Ace Magashule has again been implicated by Mosebenzi Zwane as the mastermind of a R1,4bn housing plan which saw only 50 houses built.
Zuma ally Zwane was set on executing an illegal plan to siphon R1 billion in funding from National Treasury, the Zondo Commission heard.