But had they not paid that advance we would have lost much more, we would have started to go and look for the product all over again, the refinery would have stopped working.

Although there was never any evidence that Mlambo-Ngcuka was involved in any way media reports cast suspicion her way. She is married to the former head of the National Prosecuting Authority Bulelani Ngcuka. 5m) to a private company Imvume which in turn made a ZAR11 million donation to the ANC ahead of the 2004 elections.

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (Zulu pronunciation: [pʰumziːle m̩lamboᵑǀʱuːkʼa]; born 3 November 1955) is a South African politician who was Deputy President of South Africa from 2005 to 2008. She is married to the former head of the National Prosecuting Authority Bulelani Ngcuka.