PP Mkhwebane Instructed Investigator To Strike Out ‘Crucial Information’ On Magashule, Zwane In Vrede Farm Findings – Report

Riyaz Patel

Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane allegedly instructed staffers to remove crucial information implicating ANC secretary general Ace Magashule and former minister Mosebenzi Zwane in the Vrede dairy farm scheme, News24 reported Sunday.

The allegations are contained in what the online platform describes as an “explosive affidavit” by a whistleblower, who further alleged in the legal document that information relating to the intended beneficiaries of the Gupta-linked scheme, which saw in excess of R250m in public funds funnelled through the farm’s holding company, Estina, was removed at Mkhwebane’s behest.

Mkhwebane allegedly instructed her investigators to not use information from the so-called GuptaLeaks email chain and not to make any findings in the report against any politician.

The report was released in February 2018 and made no finding against Magashule, who was Free State premier at the time of the project, or Zwane, who was Free State MEC for agriculture.

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