The trial kicked off in the Nelspruit Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Monday, with the accused all pleading not guilty to the 78-odd charges they now face.
JOHANNESBURG - The head of supply chain management at the Mpumalanga Human Settlements Department has taken the stand as the first witness in the trial of former State Security Minister and African National Congress MP Bongani Bongo and 16 others.
We’re back in the Nelspruit Specialised Commercial Crimes Court, for the trial of former State Security Minister and ANC MP #BonganiBongo and 16 others today. BW pic.twitter.com/7OmorRYE5D ' EWN Reporter June 20, 2023 Thabo Mashile, the director responsible for supply chain management at the Mpumalanga Human Settlements Department, took the stand on Tuesday.So far, his testimony has focused on how the department functions, its roles and responsibilities, those of the various office bearers and what constitutes standard procedure when acquiring assets.
When it comes to land acquisition, this is what he said: "We will normally receive a request from a municipality for purchasing of land for future residential purposes … I’m not working for a municipality, but normally they say that the reason why they request for a particular portion of land for housing development is because it's part of their spatial planning."
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