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South Africa: Man’s bribery bid to protect alleged PPE scamsters backfires

South Africa: Man’s bribery bid to protect alleged PPE scamsters backfires

Africa Links 24 with Vincent Cruywagen
Published on 2024-07-25 20:00:56

In April 2023, the Mbombela Special Commercial Crimes Court sentenced Mpendulo Sipho Mapalala to four years in prison for attempting to bribe an SIU investigator. He hoped to make a personal protective equipment (PPE) corruption investigation into Gugu Bulunga, a service provider for the Mpumalanga Department of Public Works (DPW), disappear.

Bulunga is among a group allegedly involved in a corruption network within the department.

On Tuesday this week, the National Prosecuting…

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