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The case against four people accused of fraud and corruption between private contractor Bosasa and the Department of Correctional Services has been transferred to the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria for pre-trial proceedings. The matter involves four tenders, valued at more than R1.8-billion, awarded to Bosasa and its subsidiaries between August 2004 and 2007.
The R1.8bn tender fraud case involving former department of correctional services and Bosasa officials was on Wednesday postponed by the Pretoria specialised commercial crimes court.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has been granted access to former Bosasa COO Angelo Agrizzi's medical records.
Medical records handed in by his legal representative show that former Bosasa chief operations officer Angelo Agrizzi has a respiratory condition, needs oxygen therapy and has suffered a heart attack.
The impact of State Capture has to date mainly been assessed in financial terms. But the effects of endemic corruption are also directly felt in ways that amount to greater suffering on the ground — as Bosasa’s capture of the Department of Correctional Services illustrates. The impact of St...