The Watson family wanted her to rule in their favour in the dispute over a wind farm in the Eastern Cape, a claim the minister has denied
Angelo Agrizzi prepares to take the witness stand at the the state capture commission of inquiry on Thurdsday March 28 2019. Picture: THE TIMES/ALON SKUY
Now he has suggested that Mokonyane, who says she will testify at the Zondo inquiry into state capture to clear her name, may have been given such benefits, so that she would make a key environmental decision in favor of members of the Watson family.Agrizzi on Thursday raised questions about Mokonyane’s role in adjudicating an ongoing wind farm environmental dispute that directly involves the Watson family.
Agrizzi, who says he personally witnessed Mokonyane receiving a R50,000 monthly cash bribe from Bosasa on two occasions, is understood to be assisting the Hawks — through his lawyers — in the unit’s ongoing corruption investigation against Mokonyane. Despite the allegations against her, Mokonyane remains a powerful figure in the ANC and is tenth on thegoverning party’s candidates list for the upcoming national elections. She maintains Agrizzi’s evidence is inaccurate, but has yet to provide a substantive response to theAgrizzi has again reiterated that Bosasa provided the ANC with a “war room” and call centres during the 2014 and 2016 elections, and hosted a number of ministers and high-ranking officials there.
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