News24 reports that the seventeenth person arrested in the R2.2 billion Kusile power station corruption case was released on R100,000 bail when he appeared in court for the first time on Wednesday.

Lesetsa Johannes Mutchinya was charged with money laundering in the Mpumalanga Commercial Crimes Court. It is alleged that millions of rand were deposited into the bank accounts of his various companies before they were paid to some of his co-accused. Mutchinya was arrested at his home in Soshanguve on Wednesday morning. The businessman joins 16 others, including former Eskom group CEO Matshela Koko, his wife Mosima, his stepdaughter, Koketso Choma, and other co-accused in the case. Investigating Directorate spokesperson Sindisiwe Seboka advised: "We can't rule out [more arrests] at this stage. During the previous court appearance, we indicated that we were wrapping up our investigation as best we could. Through that, we [could] stumble on further persons that could be added.” Mutchinya, Koko, Mosima, Choma and others are expected back in court on 4 September.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Ntwaagae Seleka at News24

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