A court interpreter allegedly solicited a R30,000 bribe from the sister of an accused, claiming she would use it to "buy sweets" for the magistrate who would grant him bail in return.
ActionSA says it will open criminal charges against higher education, science and technology minister Blade Nzimande and NSFAS board chairperson Ernest Khosa for their alleged implication in corruption at the Fund.
If convicted of corruption, suspended KwaZulu-Natal regional court president Eric Nzimande could face life imprisonment, according to the indictment served on him in court.
The Section 194 committee probing suspended public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s fitness to hold office has made a number of scathing findings and on Sunday agreed that she handled the investigation into CR17 in an incompetent manner.