By Angela Quintal and Chiara Carter
African National Congress secretary-general Bathabile Dlamini is expected to be sued on Thursday for R212 000 in connection with parliament's alleged travel scam.
Dlamini, a former MP, will be the ninth MP to face civil proceedings.
On Wednesday eight of her colleagues were served with summonses by liquidators for two of the "Travelgate" agencies, ITC and Business and Executive Travel.
They allegedly owe more than R1.3-million.
Some of the amounts that came under the spotlight during Business and Executive Travel's liquidation inquiry last year related to Dlamini's hiring of a Toyota Prado 4x4 for R13 000 because she had visited a rural area in KwaZulu-Natal in 2000 for "constituency work".
Other amounts relate to her hiring of various Mercedes-Benzes in December 2002 and January 2003.
Dlamini testified, at the inquiry, that she had been told by Business and Executive Travel that MPs were entitled to claim for cars and accommodation by using their travel vouchers.
She said she had no idea that the travel agency was then allegedly invoicing parliament for hotels and car hire by cutting and pasting fake air-tickets to fraudulently claim the expenses.
On Wednesday liquidators said ANC MP Beauty Dlulane, who allegedly owes R163 000, had yet to be summonsed.
When the "Travelgate" scandal first broke, it was reported that Dlulane had allegedly used her travel vouchers to claim more than R200 000 from parliament, including R46 000 for a stay with friends at the luxury Polana Hotel in Maputo.
She was among 12 MPs who signed acknowledgments of debt totalling more than R956 000 for car hire and other expenses incurred through ITC travel, but who subsequently defaulted.
Last year liquidators indicated that at least 25 MPs were expected to face civil lawsuits.
Eight were summonsed on Wednesday, among them Barbara Thompson, for an amount of R67 000. She is also expected to be served with a second summons for a further R25 000.
Others include: Bangilizwe Solo (R109 000), Jabu Elsie Sosibo (R209 000), Sophia Maine (R173 000), Patrick Maloyi (R161 000) and Mnyamazeli Booi (R110 000).
Former MP Pemmy Majodina and Buti Mkhaliphi were also summonsed on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, lawyers for the ANC are still negotiating with prosecutors on how many of their clients will be charged with fraud and which of them will plead guilty in terms of a plea bargain agreement that could see them punished with a fine, but no jail term.