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title: "Verifying Simelane’s VBS-linked loan claims to Parliament; and how the UK went 100% coal-free"
description: "Fact-checking Thembi Simelane’s statements of VBS-linked loan to Parliament; four State Capture figures who made political comebacks; and lessons on how UK became 100% coal-free."
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# Verifying Simelane’s VBS-linked loan claims to Parliament; and how the UK went 100% coal-free

> Fact-checking Thembi Simelane’s statements of VBS-linked loan to Parliament; four State Capture figures who made political comebacks; and lessons on how UK became 100% coal-free.

By Daily Maverick · Published 12 October 2024, 13:58 SAST · Updated 12 October 2024, 13:59 SAST

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