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Probe into Zuma ‘intelligence report’ continues
Office of the inspector-general says changes in government will not affect the investigation
Intelligence Inspector-General Setlhomamaru Dintwe has indicated that his office’s investigation of an intelligence report that former president Jacob Zuma used to justify firing Pravin Gordhan as finance minister remains on track and will be concluded soon. The South African Communist Party (SACP) was first to raise concern about the source of the report. The report became a talking point after Zuma fired Gordhan and replaced him with Malusi Gigaba. David Mahlobo, state security minister at the time, claimed the intelligence report did not come from his department, raising concern about where Zuma was receiving intelligence reports as a head of state. There was apprehension that the investigation into the report would stall after Zuma was ousted and replaced by President Cyril Ramaphosa. Advocate Jay Govender, who works in the office of the inspector-general, told Business Day the investigation was at an advanced stage, but there were no time lines for when it would be concluded. "...
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