LETTER: Patricia De Lille saw the light
She exposed the goings-on of Jacob Zuma and Schabir Shaik when the arms deal took place
24 May 2021 - 16:05
Good on Patricia de Lille. She reminds those of us who were around years ago, when the arms deal took place, of the peculiar reaction of Thabo Mbeki (then president) and Trevor Manuel (then finance minister) to her exposure of the goings-on of Jacob Zuma and Schabir Shaik.
At first both Mbeki and Manuel called her a liar, and once the court found that Zuma and Shaik had a corrupt relationship, their silence was deafening. During all this time Zuma has been allowed to duck and dive, wasting time and money on absurd court appearances...
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