[3] On 2 July 2019, Bongo was elected the chairperson of Parliament's portfolio committee on home affairs amid objections against his candidacy over allegations of State Capture involving the Gupta family.

[6] Bongo was born on 29 June 1978 in Dennilton, now in Limpopo's Sekhukhune District Municipality and lying on Mpumalanga's provincial border.

[10]: 6  On Thursday, 16 November, Mugabe was at Harare's State House to participate in talks with General Constantino Chiwenga, Bongo and Mapisa-Nqakula over a transition of power.

[18] The ad hoc committee then began conducting public hearings asking people about the wording that they believed should be put when the piece of law is changed for land expropriation without compensation.

Bongo was accused of offering a bribe to Ntuthuzelo Vanara, who was evidence leader for Parliament's inquiry into state capture at Eskom.

[23] Bongo was also implicated in a Hawks investigation relating to alleged corrupt land transactions during his time as legal adviser in the Mpumalanga human settlement provincial department.

Bongo and scores of government officials, a lawyer and businessmen were arrested in Nelspruit and faced over 60 counts of fraud and corruption.