JOHANNESBURG - Suspended Independent Development Trust CEO Tebogo Malaka has denied knowledge of the R60,000 bribe allegedly offered to Daily Maverick journalist Pieter-Louis Myburgh.
This follows a criminal case opened by Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson and the new IDT board.
Malaka is accused of attempting to bribe Myburgh in video footage she says was edited to her detriment.
The Daily Maverick has been investigating an IDT contract and its links to one of Malaka’s upmarket properties.
Malaka was suspended after a forensic investigation into an oxygen plant tender worth over R800-million.
A PwC report revealed serious mismanagement and corruption at the entity.
The Malaka Family Trust has previously denied the allegations, calling it a "manufactured scandal".
Malaka said IDT communications specialist Phasha Makgolane was the person who had an existing relationship with the journalist.
She denied any knowledge of the bribe, saying she attended the meeting in order to confront Myburgh about "negative articles" he had written about her.
Watch the video above for the full interview.