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President Cyril Ramaphosa accepted Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Zizi Kodwa 's resignation after the latter appeared in the Palm Ridge Magistrate's Court on Wednesday in connection with allegations that he received R1.6 million in bribes. Citing the comic 'step-aside rule' the ANC uses sporadically, the President "noted and accepted the resignation.
6 million in bribes following a probe into contracts worth more than R460 million that the City of Johannesburg awarded to EOH Holdings in 2016. News24 previously reported that the Zondo Commission found that Kodwa was implicated in questionable transactions between himself and Mackay. Between February 2014 and April 2015, EOH-related entities and Mackay were said to have made cash payments of around R1.6 million to Kodwa.
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