WATCH: Why was Absa asked to pay back the money?

20 June 2017 - 17:11
By Timeslive

Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane released her findings on the CIEX report on Monday.

She found that the SA government failed to implement an external report that investigated Bankorp/Absa and ordered the bank to repay R1.125-billion that she claims was an "illegal gift" in the form of an apartheid-era loan.

Here’s an explainer showing why Absa was asked to pay back the money.