South African police have launched an investigation into alleged links between the country's security minister and a Chinese rhino horn smuggler, according to the government.
The probe announced on Thursday was prompted by claims made by Guan Jiang Guang, a self-professed rhino horn trader, in an undercover Al Jazeera documentary, that he was close to State Security Minister David Mahlobo.
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