How cadre dodged probe to land top defence job
A report urged suspended Nontobeko Mafu to be charged with misconduct, but months later she was appointed military veterans director-general
20 April 2025 - 00:00
Just months after a forensic investigation found Nontobeko Mafu to be incompetent and insubordinate, recommending she be charged with financial misconduct for several disastrous projects that wasted millions in public money, her suspension was lifted and she was promoted to head up the department of military veterans...
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