Delivering the verdict yesterday, Justice Oteng Motlhala issued an order interdicting the Office of the Receiver from evicting the respondents’ employees from the properties listed in the court documents, pending the hearing of the matter. The case emanates from a lifestyle audit of the former minister and his wife, Bridgette Mzwinila. Mzwinila and his family are allegedly currently outside the country.
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. According to a report elsewhere in this publication, various district councils announced that a one-bedroom home now costs over P130,000 more, a near-unthinkable 32% increase. This isn’t just a minor adjustment, but a devastating blow to the dream of affordable home ownership for ordinary citizens.What is most alarming is not just the scale of the increase, but the profound confusion it has exposed. Minister Ramogapi has publicly…
