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Watch – Backdated Loan? Justice Minister Simelane’s R575,600 VBS scandal exposed

Justice Minister Thembi Simelane’s justification for the R575,600 benefit she received in 2016 from a fixer tied to the VBS bank scandal hinges on a ‘loan agreement’ that now appears to have been backdated. Suspicious dates and a questionable timeline suggest the contract may have been falsified. In this video, investigative journalist Pauli van Wyk breaks down how these discrepancies were uncovered.
Watch – Backdated Loan? Justice Minister Simelane’s R575,600 VBS scandal exposed Illustrative image: Daily Maverick | Brenton Geach | Gallo Images
Pauli van Wyk
By Pauli van Wyk
16 Oct 2024
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Reporting by: Pauli van Wyk for Daily Maverick and Kyle Cowan for News24
Edited by: Rufaro Chiswo
Filmed by: Bernard Kotze
Produced by: Emilie Gambade

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Comments (3)

Michael Ash Oct 17, 2024, 10:15 AM

i hope that the process that places her in a position of clear compromise is acknowledged and she is set aside!

Karan Thakor Oct 17, 2024, 11:29 AM

She will most likely be redeployed to another ministry, in my opinion if she goes down, alot of ANC big wigs will have to hear their names mentioned in front of a court, and they are not prepared for such, another way of saying, same nonsense, different day.

Arnold O Managra Oct 17, 2024, 10:58 AM

Thank you Branko. The spirit of true investigative journalism lives.

Johan Herholdt Oct 29, 2024, 08:28 PM

Thanks Pauli for not letting this lie (... sorry, not letting this be).