The R1m cash bribe allegedly paid to former president Jacob Zuma by an abalone dealer, in exchange for keeping Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Senzeni Zokwana in Cabinet exposes the murky world of abalone poaching, which has reached crisis levels, said the Democratic Alliance (DA).
Responding to the allegations in a statement, DA MP Pieter van Dalen said the blame lies squarely at the feet of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) which currently presides over an opaque process of disposing confiscated abalone.
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