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South Africa:
DA Calls for 'Transparent' Police Probe Into Gavin Watson's Death
News24Wire, 26 August 2019
The Democratic Alliance has called for a "thorough and transparent" police investigation into the death of Bosasa CEO Gavin Watson. Read more »
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South Africa:
Gavin Watson, the Man Who Bought the ANC, Dies in Horrific Car Crash
Daily Maverick, 26 August 2019
Gavin Watson, the eldest brother of four who won acclaim for supporting the ANC and the fight against apartheid, died at dawn on Monday, August 26 in a horrific car accident en… Read more »
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South Africa:
'Very Plausible' That Gavin Watson Was Trying to Flee Country When He Died - Angelo Agrizzi
News24Wire, 26 August 2019
Corruption-accused former COO of Bosasa Angelo Agrizzi has said that it is "very plausible" that his recently deceased former boss Gavin Watson may have been trying to flee the… Read more »
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South Africa:
Gavin Watson Was Supposed to Testify At Tax Inquiry On Tuesday
News24Wire, 26 August 2019
The deceased former CEO of embattled Bosasa/African Global Operations, Gavin Watson, was due to testify at an inquiry into his tax affairs on Tuesday. Read more »
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South Africa:
Company Chief Tied to State Capture, Corruption Dies in Car Crash
allAfrica, 26 August 2019
Gavin Watson, the chief executive officer of Bosasa, has allegedly died in a car accident near OR Tambo Airport in Johannesburg on Monday morning, eNCA reports. Read more »
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South Africa:
Ramaphosa Believes #CR17 Leaks a 'Manufactured Crisis' - Khusela Diko
Daily Maverick, 26 August 2019
President Cyril Ramaphosa believes that the trending topic related to the multi-million-rand funding of his campaign to become ANC president is a social media phenomenon that most… Read more »
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South Africa:
#CR17 Leaks - How FNB Helped Us By Not Helping Us
Daily Maverick, 26 August 2019
The rumpus over the #CR17leaks is fascinating for all kinds of reasons. But occasionally a lone voice pops up above the political maelstrom with a different question: what is the… Read more »
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South Africa:
Legal View - the CR17 Campaign and the President's Right to Privacy
Daily Maverick, 22 August 2019
The jury is out on whether the disclosure of the sources of funding for President Cyril Ramaphosa's CR17 campaign was in the public interest, or indeed has any legal relevance. Read more »
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South Africa:
How Ramaphosa's Campaign Spent R400-Million - and Why It Matters
Daily Maverick, 26 August 2019
It's a fairly standard cost, says an official, explaining that the ANC now runs big-bucks American-style campaigns for internal elections. 'The reason people are shocked is that… Read more »
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South Africa:
CR17 Leaks Part of 'Sinister Agenda' - Ramaphosa
News24Wire, 22 August 2019
While the debate about campaign funding is important, there's a "sinister agenda to undermine the positive changes" since he has become ANC president by leaking some of the funding… Read more »
