The Democratic Alliance (DA) will on Friday lay corruption charges related to “allegations that the African National Congress (ANC)‚ as well as Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) officials‚ were the beneficiaries of a bribe”. The inducement‚ a statement said‚ was “in order for Swifambo Rail Leasing to secure the controversial Afro4000 locomotive tender”.“This follows Minister of Transport Dipuo Peters’ instruction to discontinue an independent investigation into tender irregularities at Prasa‚ which was required as remedial action by the public protector‚” said the DA’s Manny de Freitas‚ who will on Friday hand over an affidavit detailing the allegations in Cape Town.Peters had written to Molefe just over two weeks ago to raise concerns that monies paid to a law firm to probe irregularities and wasteful expenditure at Prasa could be itself be considered “irregular expenditure”. “The ANC’s alleged involvement in this corruption reveals yet again that the party has changed. It is more concerned with putting a politically connected elite first‚ and the best interests of the people last‚” De Freitas said on Friday morning.Prasa chairperson Popo Molefe had a fortnight ago‚ in court papers‚ alleged that the supplier of its controversial Afro 4000 locomotives paid R80-million to ‘entities who were not creditors’ of the company after an Angolan businesswoman had insisted that 10% of the tender's value be paid to the ANC. Molefe told Parliament's portfolio committee on transport this week that Prasa would forge on with its probe into mismanagement at the agency‚ regardless of the cost‚ and did not budge from his affidavit that the R80-million may have wound up in the coffers of the ANC.The ANC has previously denied the allegations saying it had “not received any such funds from the companies concerned and condemns in the harshest possible terms rumour-mongering and the use of the name of the organisation between individuals in their personal deals with no mandate from the party”.The ruling party’s Zizi Kodwa said at the time: “The ANC appreciates that the matter is before the courts and will attentively watch the outcomes of this process. We reserve our rights to take action against those who impugn the reputation and integrity of the ANC.” ..