The Johanessburg magistrate court found ANC Women’s League president Bathabile Dlamini guilty of perjury on Wednesday.
Dlamini is accused of lying under oath during the Constitutional Court’s investigation into the South African Social Security Agency’s 2017 social handouts fiasco (Sassa), comments Masechaba Sefularo for EWN.
The article further states that during the inquiry into the Sassa grants scandal, Dlamini disputed under oath that she designated parallel work streams at the agency and that they reported to her. “The inquiry found Dlamini had concealed the extent of her involvement in the debacle and she was charged with perjury after the apex court forwarded the inquiry’s report to the director of public prosecutions.”
Advocate Tshepiso Mphahlane pleaded with the court not to send her to prison. Dlamini is expected to appear in court on 1 April 2022 to receive her sentence.
Following the Astroworld event that killed 10 concertgoers in December 2021, Travis Scott announced a $5 million initiative called “Project HEAL” to honour the victims of the tragedy.
Project HEAL will assist fans with scholarships, event safety and mental health resources.
“Over the past few months I’ve been taking the time and space to grieve, reflect and do my part to heal my community. Most importantly, I want to use my resources and platform moving forward towards actionable change. This will be a lifelong journey for me and my family,” he wrote in an Instagram post.
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