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Suspended military veterans DG opens criminal defamation case against deputy defence minister

The machines were later found. It was reported in April that the department had, at a cost of R40 million, purchased 90 rammers that would be distributed in each province for a project intended to enlist veterans to repair potholes. Mpolweni was suspended in March, but the department has not revealed what the charges against her were. Gauteng police spokesperson Captain Mavela Masondo confirmed that a case against Makwetla had been opened and indicated: “A case of criminal defamation was opened at the Brooklyn Police Station (on 24 April) and transferred to the SA Police Service’s national head office’s anticorruption unit for further investigation.”

Mpho Lekgoro, spokesperson for the department, said it wished to respect Mpolweni’s professional reputation by not commenting about the charges against her in public. She added that the details pertaining to the purchase of road maintenance equipment would be made known upon conclusion of investigations into this matter.

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Source: SA Labour News