JOHANNESBURG - The crackdown on corruption has made its way to the office of the Chief Justice.
Three former senior officials are in the dock on charges relating to a dodgy R225-million IT tender for the national rollout of CaseLines, a digital court case management system.
The trio are accused of setting themselves up for a large slice of the contract after they helped to secure the deal.
The deal adversely impacted the audit outcomes of the Office of the Chief Justice in its 2021/2022 fiscal year.
It's the first time the institution received a negative audit report.
Making their first appearance in court, the accused applied to be released on bail, which the state didn't oppose.
The trio will be back in court on 7 February 2024, where the state intends on disclosing the contents of the docket.
* eNCA's Silindelo Masikane reports.