Nomvula Mokonyane

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Testimony

In 2019, Mokonyane was implicated in possible corruption by Angelo Agrizzi, the former chief operating officer at Bosasa. While testifying before the Zondo Commission, which was established to investigate allegations of state capture during Jacob Zuma's presidency, Agrizzi said that Bosasa had paid Mokonyane a monthly cash retainer as part of an attempt to curry favour with ANC politicians who could influence the allocation of state contracts. [62] Other witnesses claimed that Bosasa had paid for a birthday party for Mokonyane, for her family's groceries, for security upgrades at her home, and possibly for her Aston Martin. [63] [64] When Mokonyane testified before the commission in July 2020, she admitted that she had been friendly with Bosasa chief executive Gavin Watson, [63] but denied having received any bribes or personal gifts from Bosasa. [6] [65] The commission called her again in September 2020, after the owner of a guest house in Krugersdorp claimed that Mokonyane's 40th birthday party (in 2003) had been held at his property and had been financed by a R41,000 contribution from Bosasa. During the September hearings, Mokonyane said she had forgotten about the party in question and did not know who had paid for it. [66]

Findings

In its report on Bosasa released on 1 March 2022, the Zondo Commission recommended that the National Prosecuting Authority should prosecute Mokonyane on charges of corruption. The report found that there were "clearly extensive attempts by Bosasa and its leaders, through various forms of inducement and gain, to influence Ms Mokonyane in her position as a member of the national executive, the provincial executive and office bearer in organs of state". [67] According to the commission, there was sufficient prima facie evidence to establish that Mokonyane had accepted gratifications from Bosasa – particularly in respect of the cash payments, birthday party, and house upgrades – and moreover to establish that Mokonyane had been dishonest in denying knowledge of the inducements while testifying before the commission. [67] [68] [69]

Mokonyane continued to deny the allegations, labelling them "total rubbish"; she said that the report "hurt, looking at what I sold for the freedom of this country, and what I'm still doing for the freedom of this country, in defence of the hard-won independence of this country". [70] She accused the commission and its chairperson, Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, of meddling in politics, and announced that she intended to seek judicial review of the report. [70]

Personal life

Mokonyane is Catholic. [71] [72] She was married to Serge Mokonyane, whom she met in 1984 at a June 16 rally. [9] At the time he was a United Democratic Front activist and trade union organiser in Munsieville, Krugersdorp – indeed, he was arrested with Mokonyane shortly after their wedding in 1985. After the end of apartheid, he was a businessman until his death in April 2019. [9] They had three children and several grandchildren together. [9] Their son, Retlabusa, died in November 2010 at the age of 23; [7] Lindiwe Sisulu controversially told the Mail & Guardian that he had killed himself after being "persecuted" by the media. [73]

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Nomvula Mokonyane
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Deputy Secretary-General of the African National Congress
Assumed office
19 December 2022
Servingwith Maropene Ramokgopa
Political offices
Preceded by Premier of Gauteng
6 May 2009 – 20 May 2014		Succeeded by
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