ANC MP and former State Security Minister Bongani Bongo appeared briefly in the Cape Magistrate’s Court after being arrested by the Hawks on alleged corruption charges.
He is being investigated after interfering with the Parliamentary inquiry into state capture. Bongo allegedly tried to bribe an advocate who would give witnesses about the state hijacking at Eskom.
Bongo’s sudden rise in party ranks has raised his eyebrows for three years before his appointment as minister and his close relationship with Jacob Zuma is no secret.