DAYS OF ZONDO: Commission hears of alleged covert ops in media, judiciary, civil society, academia and unions, costing taxpayers ‘hundreds of millions’
Taxpayers lost hundreds of millions to fraud and corruption “bordering on organised crime” in a series of covert State Security Agency (SSA) projects aimed at protecting and promoting the political and personal interests of former President Jacob Zuma, the Zondo Commision of Inquiry into State Capture heard on Monday from Sydney Mufamadi, the Chair of the High-Level Review Panel review into the State Security Agency....
Published By: dailymaverick - Monday, 25 January
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