Mkhwebane clears Mokonyane of ‘irregularly interfering’ in water projects News24 Wire Nomvula Mokonyane. Picture: Nigel Sibanda She also found the allegation that Mokonyane was involved in tender irregularities in other projects were unsubstantiated. Former Water and Sanitation minister Nomvula Mokonyane has been cleared of accusations that she was irregularly involved in controversial water projects, some worth as much as R3.8 billion. On Monday, Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane released the findings of her investigation into several water projects, in which Mokonyane was alleged to have acted irregularly. Projects investigated were: Repairing water infrastructure in the Mopani District Municipality (MDM), a project for which the budget escalated from R96.4 million to R502.6 million in three months.