Mampara of the Week: Arthur Mafokate

Tears of a clown

29 January 2023 - 00:00 By HOGARTH

Being betrayed by your own tears in the midst of a fraud investigation is worse than the crime itself. This is what ANC-connected failed pop star and record label owner Arthur Mafokate, who is accused of looting National Lottery Commission money, had to grapple with this week in a half-baked and terribly staged emotional interview...

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