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The Original Sin

Where it all started

R61.5B

financial exposure · 8 documented incidents

Strategic Defence Procurement Package: South Africa's Arms Deal

R47.0 billion

Denel Capture: The Destruction of South Africa's Arms Manufacturer

R8.0 billion

Department of Defence: R5B+ Systemic Procurement Fraud — A Decade of Impunity

R5 billion+

EOH Holdings: R1.2 Billion Government IT Tender Fraud

R1.2 billion+

SANDF COVID-19 PPE Procurement Fraud: R272.8 Million

R272.8 million

Mapisa-Nqakula: Speaker of Parliament Charged with R4.5M in Defence Bribes

R4.5 million

Admitted. Noted. Cleared.

Tony Yengeni: Arms Deal Mercedes Kickback — Parliamentary Oversight Corrupted

R170,000

Guptagate: Gupta Wedding Guests Land at Waterkloof Military Air Base

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