Former Free State economic development MEC Mxolisi Dukwana on Friday told the commission of inquiry into state capture that the travel records of Ace Magashule during his tenure as Free State Premier could not be trusted as a supporting document for his evidence against the governing party’s secretary general.
These include cellphone records for the contact details he used during his time as an MEC; Dukwana’s travel records from that period – 2009 to 2012; as well as his diary, electronic documents such as emails relating to state capture activities in the province; Magashule’s travel records during his tenure as Free State Premier; and a presentation on the establishment of an ICT hub in the province.
The travel records during his tenure as MEC will show that on a particular date he travelled to Johannesburg, which would be corroborated by Magashule’s travel records during the latter’s time as premier because they had travelled together. “These [electronic] documents, especially the ones that would be coming from my emails and also in my office, the manager of the office and the PA, will demonstrate the discussions that went on between us [and other people],” Dukwana said.