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title: "Watch – Epstein records detail South Africa links"
description: "US Justice Department records detail Jeffrey Epstein’s links to South Africa, including references to business contacts and efforts to recruit South Africans staff and models. There is no indication that the business figures named were involved in wrongdoing. The files place South Africa within Epstein’s broader international network. Daily Maverick senior journalist Rebecca Davis explains."
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# Watch – Epstein records detail South Africa links

> US Justice Department records detail Jeffrey Epstein’s links to South Africa, including references to business contacts and efforts to recruit South Africans staff and models. There is no indication that the business figures named were involved in wrongdoing. The files place South Africa within Epstein’s broader international network. Daily Maverick senior journalist Rebecca Davis explains.

By Rebecca Davis · Published 15 February 2026, 23:16 SAST

## Content

[YouTube video: "YouTube video"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ke_hrTDP72U)

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Reporting by: Rebecca Davis 
Edited by: Anda Tolibadi 
Filmed by: Joel Seboa 
Produced by: Emilie Gambade 
Creative lead by: Malibongwe Tyilo 
Sub-edited by: Ian Wolstenholme

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