FORMER Eastern Cape education department superintendent-general Modidima Mannya yesterday accused an advocate of intimidating him. Mannya was testifying in a corruption case that saw him assist in exposing three businessmen who allegedly tried to bribe him in 2011. The alleged bribery was a bid by the men to be reinstated in a multimillion-rand tender process after they had been disqualified the previous year. Mannya was wired and police listened and viewed the alleged exchange of money. Vishal Seebran, Sibongile Mtshixa and Peter Mkhanda stand accused. After three days of cross-examining the former education boss, high profile legal eagle advocate Kemp J Kemp yesterday closed his case and said: “I will argue that you were not honest with this court.” Mannya denied this . Mtshixa’s attorney, Elias Makhanya, put it to Mannya that his evidence was contradictory to affidavits he submitted to the police. “You contradicted yourself under oath, so tell us Mr Mannya, which version is correct?” Mannya said: “I do not see how the versions are contradictory.” Advocate Paul Jorgensen questioned Mannya about a R2- million lawsuit the department faced with as a result of his actions. Mega Papers – the company whose director Seebran allegedly tried to bribe...
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