Johnathan Paoli
Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi said he would be filing an application to set aside the controversial R5-billion jobs deal between the UIF and Thuja Capital.
Nxesi briefed the media in Pretoria on Thursday following allegations by the company’s CEO Mthunzi Mdwaba that Nxesi and other high-ranking government officials tried to solicit a bribe from him.
“Let me be clear, I categorically deny any allegations of corruption. You must ask why he waited nearly a year to come up with these allegations. He will now have to prove these allegations in a court of law,” Nxesi said.
Earlier this year, Mdwaba made allegations that his company was on the cusp of closing the jobs project with the UIF, but said that the deal had failed because he refused to agree to pay kickbacks worth R500 million to Nxesi, ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana and Higher
You’ve reached your free article limit
Subscribe to enjoy unlimited access to trusted journalism. Cancel anytime.
Subscribe nowNeed help? molokom@insidepolitic.co.za
