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Former energy minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson, who died on Monday, faced allegations of extortion - with the National Assembly announcing on the day she died that the allegations would be investigated. Two weeks ago, reports surfaced that Joemat-Pettersson had allegedly asked for a bribe from David Skosana, the husband of suspended Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, to make the Section 194 inquiry investigating Mkhwebane's fitness to hold office go away.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.