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NPA: Khwezi was ‘protected and housed’, but never paid

11 January 2019 - 07:00 By Karyn Maughan
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Simamkele Dlakavu, one of four protesters who upstaged President Jacob Zuma's address at the election results announcement in August 2016.
Simamkele Dlakavu, one of four protesters who upstaged President Jacob Zuma's address at the election results announcement in August 2016.
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The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has denied that it ever made any payments to the woman who accused former president Jacob Zuma of rape – and says she was “protected and housed” by the police in a safe house.

The state was responding to a series of demands by Zuma’s lawyers for information he believes is relevant to his application for a permanent stay of his corruption prosecution.

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