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Deputy National Police Commissioner Bonang Mgwenya has appeared in the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court on charges of corruption, fraud, theft and money laundering. Mgwenya was arrested in a sting operation early this morning, in connection with the supply of warning lights for police vehicles. The 2017 tender was valued at almost R200 million, although only R65 million was paid to the service provider.

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Liesl Smit
Liesl Smit
Liesl is the Smile 90.4FM News Manager. She has been at Smile since 2016, with nearly 20 years experience in the radio industry, including reading news, field reporting and producing. In 2008 she won the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award, Western Cape region. liesl@smile904.fm

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