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#FirstThingsFirst - Floyd and Julius in “new” hot water over VBS?

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Daily Maverick reports that former chairman of VBS Mutual Bank Tshifhiwa Matodzi, who this week was sentenced to an effective 15 years in jail for his coordinated looting of the bank, has lifted the veil from a seven-year-old secret: Julius Malema and Floyd Shivambu were “promised” payments from VBS in favour of the EFF. The team deliberated on the developments of this saga, and ask listeners, how much weight do you place on this evidence; and do you look at EFF leaders differently?
12 Jul 2024 2AM English South Africa Entertainment News

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