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title: "Watch: SA Justice Minister linked to half a million rand 'loan' from VBS broker"
description: "Justice Minister Thembi Simelane took a loan of more than half a million rand from a company that brokered unlawful investments of R349-million into VBS Mutual Bank by the Polokwane Municipality while she was mayor of the city in 2016. Pauli van Wyk explains what happened."
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publisher: "Daily Maverick"
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author: "Pauli van Wyk (Daily Maverick) and Kyle Cowan (News24)"
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canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-08-26-watch-sa-justice-minister-linked-to-half-a-million-rand-loan-from-vbs-broker/"
published: "2024-08-26T05:01:58"
updated: "2024-08-26T06:39:44"
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# Watch: SA Justice Minister linked to half a million rand 'loan' from VBS broker

> Justice Minister Thembi Simelane took a loan of more than half a million rand from a company that brokered unlawful investments of R349-million into VBS Mutual Bank by the Polokwane Municipality while she was mayor of the city in 2016. Pauli van Wyk explains what happened.

By Pauli van Wyk (Daily Maverick) and Kyle Cowan (News24) · Published 26 August 2024, 07:01 SAST · Updated 26 August 2024, 08:39 SAST

## Content

[YouTube video: "YouTube video"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qNwXe03I6Y)

- Video filmed by: Bernard Kotzé
- Video edited by: Malibongwe Tyilo
- Producer: Emilie Gambade
- Subbing by: Caspar Greeff