After two days of testimony this week, it is still unclear what the basis of the defence's case is in the trial of Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent employee, Lizeka Tonjeni.
Lizeka Tonjeni allegedly accepted the bribe from Digital Vibes to further the company's interests while she was project manager of a R3.9 million contract awarded to the controversial company in 2018.
The trial of Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent employee Lizeka Tonjeni will proceed in the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Pretoria on Thursday.
Judgment has been reserved in an application for leave to appeal against a Special Tribunal ruling that saw five companies being joined to Special Investigating Unit efforts to recover money from the Digital Vibes scandal. Judgment has been reserved in an application for leave to appeal against.
A state agency employee has been charged with corruption in connection with a multimillion-rand contract that was awarded to communications company Digital Vibes in 2018. Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent (MISA) employee Lizeka Tonjeni was arrested on Tuesday morning and appeared in the Pretoria Commercial Crimes Court.