Big bribes, illegal guns: Inside the world of the ‘coal mafia’

Syndicates hijack vital coal supplies destined for Eskom power stations

14 August 2022 - 00:05 By Hendrik Hancke

Illegal guns, big bribes, signal jammers, secret meetings late at night — and illicit fortunes running into millions of rand...

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