Mogajane denies allegations of R1 Million VBS bribe

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Former National Treasury director-general Dondo Mogajane has rejected claims that he pocketed R1 million bribe linked to the now defunct VBS Bank.

Former VBS Mutual Bank chairperson Tshifhiwa Matodzi makes the allegations in a leaked 263-page affidavit.

The alleged bribe was purportedly to facilitate the reversal of a National Treasury letter advising municipalities to divert their funds from VBS.

Matodzi was sentenced to an effective 15 years in prison for his role in the VBS mutual bank scandal.

Mogajane has labeled the allegations as baseless. “I categorically deny – I have never taken any money from anybody. I have served this country for 23 years. For the last 5 years, I was DG of National Treasury. My record is very clear in terms of how I rendered the dept and how I conducted business during my term as DG.”

“I have always been a proud public servant… all the affidavits and files any documents to do with VBS is with relevant authorities including a statement to the Hawks,” adds Mogajane.

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‘Serious allegations’

OUTA CEO Wayne Duvenage says the allegations contained in the affidavit are serious and may force those implicated to defend themselves. This may result in denials and counter-accusations.

Duvenage says a court of law is the best place for these matters to be handled, further stressing that the law must not be selective in going after those who have been found guilty in the demise of the VBS Bank.

“Will those who have been fingered need to, if they want to defend themselves, if they want to distance themselves from the record, will the NPA going to have to prove to the public that they were involved? That can only take place through a court of law and that’s the only process that we can trust. So there’re going to be a lot of allegations flying around as we say affidavits which are either leaked or not true. And we want to unpack those stories and let’s see where this process takes us.”

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