How Mzwinilas ‘built’ an empire using hard cash :: Mmegi Online

If the contents of an affidavit by the lead investigator into corruption allegations by former Cabinet Minister Dr Kefentse Mzwinila, his wife Bridget Mzwinila and their companies are anything to go by, the Mzwinilas used hard cash to build an empire made of high-end farms, raising suspicion of possible corruption and money laundering.

The Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) alleges the couple used government contracts and layered business structures to acquire property and move money through agricultural ventures.

The case is driven by an affidavit from Chief Anti-Corruption Officer Emalerona Makgasi Mogwera, who leads the investigation. Filed under the Proceeds and Instruments of Crime Act (PICA), her statement forms the basis of the Director of Public Prosecutions’ (DPP) application to freeze Mzwinila’s properties, bank accounts and company interests across the country.

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