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SA Red Cross Society on the brink of its own disaster

27 August 2019 - 08:00 By Tania Broughton
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The future of the Red Cross Society of SA, which responds to natural disasters and conflict, is being threatened by a 'coup' in the KwaZulu-Natal office.
The future of the Red Cross Society of SA, which responds to natural disasters and conflict, is being threatened by a 'coup' in the KwaZulu-Natal office.
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A coup d’etat at the KwaZulu-Natal office of the SA Red Cross Society is threatening the continued existence of the 98-year-old humanitarian aid agency.

The melee, involving office stolen cars and the changing of locks, comes amid allegations that about R1.6m of donor money has been siphoned off into a private account and is being used “unlawfully”.

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