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NPA considers options after Bongani Bongo case dismissed Share Cape Town - The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is considering its options after its case against ANC MP Bongani Bongo was dismissed by the Western Cape High Court on Friday. Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe granted Bongo his section 174 application and found him not guilty on a charge of corruption on the basis of insufficient evidence. Bongo had been charged with attempting to bribe a now former parliamentary official, Ntuthuzelo Vanara, in a bid to collapse a 2017 parliamentary enquiry into SOEs and Eskom. At the t...

Corruption charges against Bongani Bongo thrown out by High Court Share Cape Town - ANC MP Bongani Bongo had his corruption charges thrown out by the Western Cape High Court on Friday. This was after Bongo had applied for the case to be dismissed by the court. Bongo had been accused of trying to bribe evidence leader advocate Ntuthuzelo Vanara in the Eskom inquiry in Parliament a few years ago. Vanara and other senior officials of Parliament gave evidence in the trial. However, Bongo had denied the allegations and said there was no further evidence against him. He then applied for the case to...

The 'star' witness in ANC MP Bongani Bongo's corruption trial adopted a cloak and dagger attitude for no reason, unless his imagination was running rampant with conspiracy theories, according to Bongo's counsel.

Judge Hlophe defers ruling on application to acquit Bongo Share Cape Town - The issue of the charge against ANC MP and former state security minister Bongani Bongo being laid by then DA Chief Whip John Steenhuisen came under the microscope in court during the hearing of an application to acquit brought by the defence. The charge by Steenhuisen led to Bongo being charged with attempting to bribe a now former parliamentary official, Ntuthuzelo Vanara, in a bid to collapse a 2017 parliamentary enquiry into SOEs and Eskom. Bongo has denied the charge. Bongo's advocate Mike Hellens SC said the cha...

Corruption-accused ANC MP Bongani Bongo believes there is little evidence against him as his corruption trial nears an end.