{"id":95353,"date":"2026-02-05T11:13:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T11:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/da-mp-responds-to-corruption-allegations-before-parliament"},"modified":"2026-02-05T11:30:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T11:30:53","slug":"da-mp-responds-to-corruption-allegations-before-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/da-mp-responds-to-corruption-allegations-before-parliament","title":{"rendered":"DA MP Responds to Corruption Allegations Before Parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Democratic Alliance (DA) Member of Parliament Dianne Kohler Barnard has informed Parliament\u2019s police ad hoc committee that she never mishandled classified intelligence information, asserting that the details were already in the public domain.<\/p>\n<p>Kohler Barnard is currently on the hot seat before the ad hoc committee to face allegations related to Crime Intelligence and the purchase of a \u201cluxury hotel\u201d by the unit for R23 million using a secret \u201cslush fund.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>These proceedings follow accusations made by KZN Provincial Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, who claimed Kohler Barnard shared the information and was part of a criminal syndicate.<\/p>\n<p>In her affidavit, Kohler Barnard told the committee that information regarding the purchase of the Pretoria North property was already in the news.<\/p>\n<p>She stated that her January 2025 statement was informed by a News24 article and a statement by Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson, which confirmed that the property was not bought through his department.<\/p>\n<p>During her evidence, she told the ad hoc committee that procurement and the \u201cslush fund\u201d remain the primary sources of the police\u2019s problems.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The slush fund is a huge problem. 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