Revealed: The dodgy politicians behind the Bosasa code names

01 February 2019 - 07:00 By Amil Umraw
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Deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo heard testimony from Richard le Roux on pricey upgrades to politicians' homes, courtesy of Bosasa.
Deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo heard testimony from Richard le Roux on pricey upgrades to politicians' homes, courtesy of Bosasa.
Image: Alon Skuy

Unscrupulous Bosasa bosses ran “special projects” for a string of politicians – including current cabinet ministers Gwede Mantashe and Nomvula Mokonyane – that included pricey security upgrades to their homes, installing a generator and doing garden cleanup “as a one-off”.

The list of names of politicians and high-profile individuals was presented to the state capture inquiry in Johannesburg on Thursday, when Richard le Roux, the regional technical co-ordinator of Global Technology Systems (previously Sondolo IT), testified.

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