ANC-linked Carrim, the ‘Cat’ and Maumela do ‘business’, or is it money laundering?

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He claims he was caught up in the web of doing business with people he eventually became afraid of disobeying. But the Madlana Commission has put it to ANC-affiliated businessman Suliman Carrim that he may have committed money laundering by moving funds between himself, the notorious Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala, and supreme tender don Morgan Maumela. It has been a whirlwind week of testimony in Pretoria, reports our specialist legal journalist, Karyn Maughan. In our trending topic, Health Department Director-General Sandile Buthelezi has been suspended following Global Fund corruption claims. Finally, former apartheid-era defence minister Magnus Malan went on trial for murder, On This Day in SA History. Comment below and send our host, broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer, a voice note: 072 562 3179. To advertise: thelead@24.com. Full editions drop Monday through Thursday at 19:00 on Spotify, Apple and YouTube. The show is fully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer and quality-checked by News24’s editors.
Chapters
  • 00:01 Graeme's intro
  • 02:13 Crossing to Karyn on Madlanga latest
  • 13:00 Carrim's clam that he thought the Cat was legit
  • 21:00 Trending topic: Buthelezi suspended
  • 22:59 On This Day in SA History / Rauby's Pointless Braai Quiz
11 Mar English South Africa News · Society & Culture

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