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Lizeka Tonjeni is on trial for allegedly accepting a R160 000 bribe from communications company Digital Vibes while working at the Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent.

Lizeka Tonjeni is on trial for allegedly accepting a R160 000 bribe from communications company Digital Vibes while working at the Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent.

A Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent (MISA) employee on trial for allegedly taking kickbacks from Digital Vibes has been dismissed from work after being found guilty in an internal disciplinary hearing. 

Lizeka Tonjeni was arrested in May 2022 and charged with one count of corruption relating to a R3.9-million tender awarded to Digital Vibes in 2018 for communication work.

Tonjeni, as MISA's project manager for the contract, allegedly accepted a R160 000 bribe paid in eight instalments over the course of two years.

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