One of the farmers linked to the R74m land deal is expected to testify in court against former state security minister Adv Bongani Bongo today.

The man owns the farm in Ermelo, Mpumalanga, which the provincial department of agriculture bought in 2011 for R36,4m on behalf of Msukaligwa municipality. The farm was allegedly valued at R11,9m and the state alleges that Bongo and his co-accused colluded to inflate the price when the farm was sold to the state. Another owned by Petrus van Tonder in Emalahleni was sold to the same department for R37,5m when in fact Van Tonder had asked for R17,5m...