By Sihle Mavuso
Suspended KwaZulu-Natal Correctional Services head Mnikelwa Nxele was granted R50,000 bail by the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday after his arrest in a Bosasa-linked fraud and money-laundering case stemming from evidence presented at the State Capture Commission.
Nxele, a former POPCRU official who was later promoted to senior positions in the Department of Correctional Services, was arrested on Tuesday.
His bail conditions include that he must not interfere with witnesses and must surrender his passport to the State.
The case was postponed to 16 September 2026 for an application for a centralisation certificate with the office of the National Director of Public Prosecutions, according to Henry Mamothame, spokesperson for the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC).
“His arrest emanates from a referral to IDAC by the DPCI (Hawks) after investigations were conducted on evidence that was provided by Angelo Agrizzi during the State Capture Commission involving BOSASA contracts,
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