Cursing the Guptas
With ANC leaders in denial and the president actively promoting the corruption, a senior civil servant risked everything to stand up to the family and refuse to empty state coffers into their hands. Themba Maseko has paid a price for his clear conscience, he tells Sam Mkokeli
30 May 2021 - 00:00
Defying president Jacob Zuma came easily to Themba Maseko. Equally easy was using profanities to tell Ajay Gupta and his brother to get lost...
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