# Former Limpopo Safety and Security MEC and disbarred senior advocate, Seth Nthai, has pleaded guilty to one count of corruption. Nthai admitted that in 2009 he solicited a five- million-rand bribe from an Italian businessman while representing the South African government in a mining dispute . His name was also removed from the roll of advocates in 2013. Nthai struck a plea deal with prosecutors, receiving a 500-thousand-rand fine or two years in prison . The charges stem from a long-running case initiated in 2022.
Disgraced ex‑Limpopo MEC Seth Nthai pleads guilty to corruption