South Africa Widens Corruption Crackdown, Charging Key Figures
- Indictments follow arrest of government officials, businessmen
- President Ramaphosa has pledged to tackle rampant corruption
Angelo Agrizzi
Photographer: Phill Magakoe/AFP via Getty Images
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South African authorities indicted two key figures in a widening operation against people suspected of being involved in state corruption.
Prosecutors filed charges of corruption at the High Court in Johannesburg against Angelo Agrizzi, a former executive at services company Bosasa, and Vincent Smith, a senior politician in the ruling African National Congress. Agrizzi has testified before a judicial commission that Bosasa paid bribes to win government contracts.