Minister of Water and Sanitation, Minister of Environmental Affairs

Nomvula Mokonyane: what the State Capture Commission found, and what happened next

Named in the Commission's report: Part III (Bosasa).

What the Commission found

• The Commission rejected as a lie her denial that she received monthly payments of R50,000 from Bosasa, and described a hire car for her daughter as an inducement.²Report reference: Part III (Bosasa)

What it recommended

• The Commission recommended further investigation by law enforcement, listed her among those the NPA should consider prosecuting under PRECCA, and recommended that she be investigated under the Executive Ethics Code.^2,3

What happened next

1. 15 June 2025Court review of findings. Sunday World reported that she is challenging in court the Commission's recommendations that she be charged and prosecuted.⁴
2. 7 November 2025No charges reported. Cape Argus reported that EFF leader Julius Malema asked IDAC head Andrea Johnson in Parliament why she had not been prosecuted.¹

Their response

She says the Commission's conclusions were predetermined, that she did nothing wrong and that the ANC integrity commission made no adverse findings against her.

Sources

1. Cape Argus, 'Nobody is untouchable': Johnson promises to prosecute Zondo's Bosasa kingpins (7 November 2025)
2. Daily Maverick, Charge Zuma, Mokonyane and Mantashe for Bosasa graft, State Capture report recommends (2 March 2022)
3. Daily Maverick, The people and businesses the State Capture Commission recommends for prosecution by the NPA (Part 3, Bosasa) (3 March 2022)
4. Sunday World, Mokonyane moves to review Zondo commission report (15 June 2025)

Commission findings are not criminal convictions. Some findings have been challenged in court. Each finding is attributed to the Commission and linked to its report.