Bongani Thomas Bongo

Bongani Bongo the former Minister of State Security under Zuma is certain to lose his position as chair of the parliamentary home affairs committee ahead of his corruption trial...

The case of Zuma and Magashule ally Bongani Bongo the first high-profile Zuma ally in the ANC to be charged with corruption after his arrest in December will see both sides test their strength (AC Vol 60 No 24 KZN plots)...

The recent arrest in Cape Town on corruption charges of the former State Security Minister and current chairperson of Parliament's Home Affairs committee Bongani Bongo has caused panic in the Zuma camp (AC Vol 60 No 11 Long shadow of corruption over new order)...

Bongani Bongo a former Security Minister who was sacked by Ramaphosa and faces corruption allegations is now chair of the home affairs committee which oversees laws on immigration...

Women's League President Bathabile Dlamini and former Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba were disqualified in the first category; the 19 named in the second category included current ANC chair Gwede Mantashe Supra Mahumapelo former Premier of North West province and former ministers Bongani Bongo Faith Muthambi Mosebenzi Zwane and Nomvula Mokonyane...

Several other discredited allies of Zuma including Faith Muthambi David Mahlobo Bongani Bongo Siyabonga Cwele and outgoing ANC Youth League leader Collen Maine were also included...

Those fired include Fikile Mbalula (Police) Mosebenzi Zwane (Mineral Resources) Des van Rooyen (Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs) Lynne Brown (Public Enterprises) Faith Muthambi (Public Service and Administration) David Mahlobo (Energy) and Bongani Bongo (State Security)...

These include: State Security Minister Bongani Bongo and Energy Minister David Mahlobo (who was responsible for pushing the nuclear power deal with Russia)...

First in the firing line would be: Public Service and Administration Minister Faith Muthambi; Minerals and Mining Minister Mosebenzi Zwane; Energy Minister David Mahlobo; Minister of Public Enterprises Lynne Brown; Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini; Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Des van Rooyen; State Security Minister Bongani Bongo; and Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane...

The new Minister of State Security Bongani Bongo a relatively unknown lawyer with no executive experience from the ascendant Mpumalanga Province was the other big surprise...