Investigating Directorate on deputy national police commissioner Lt-General Mgwenya's arrest

Deputy national police commissioner Lieutenant General Bonang Mgwenya has been granted R20 000 bail at the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court.
Mgwenya is one of 13 people arrested for allegedly swindling the SAPS out of millions of rands over a tender to supply warning lights.
She has been charged with corruption, fraud and money laundering for her role in ensuring a lucrative contract to install warning lights on more than 1 500 police vehicles was awarded to a predetermined service provider in 2017.
Mgwenya is the deputy national commissioner for Human Resources management.
According to the Investigating Directorate, Mgwenya is the 13th person arrested and will join her co-accused which include several other former senior police officials as well as Vimpie Manthatha, who is the sole director of a company called Instrumentation for Traffic Law enforcement (Pty) Ltd.