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Pauli van Wyk (Daily Maverick) and Kyle Cowan (News24)

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Thembi Simelane threatens journalists with litigation, legal costs for reporting on her spending

Maverick News, Scorpio, South Africa

31 January 2025

Thembi Simelane threatens journalists with litigation, legal costs for reporting on her spending

By Pauli van Wyk (Daily Maverick) and Kyle Cowan (News24)

5 min

54

Thembi Simelane’s unexplained cash (Part One) — ‘Shopping therapy’, a property bought cash, Disney World trips

Scorpio, South Africa

3 December 2024

Thembi Simelane’s unexplained cash (Part One) — ‘Shopping therapy’, a property bought cash, Disney World trips

By Pauli van Wyk (Daily Maverick) and Kyle Cowan (News24)

9 min

115

Revealed: Simelane’s VBS-linked coffee shop ‘loan agreement’ likely backdated

Business Maverick, South Africa

30 September 2024

Revealed: Simelane’s VBS-linked coffee shop ‘loan agreement’ likely backdated

By Pauli van Wyk (Daily Maverick) and Kyle Cowan (News24)

6 min

51

WATCH – Justice Minister’s loan under scrutiny: Hawks raid Polokwane Municipality for VBS evidence

Business Maverick, Maverick News

15 September 2024

WATCH – Justice Minister’s loan under scrutiny: Hawks raid Polokwane Municipality for VBS evidence

By Pauli van Wyk (Daily Maverick) and Kyle Cowan (News24)

1 min

3

Justice minister Simelane dodges interview with Daily Maverick and News24 despite media blitz

Business Maverick, Scorpio, South Africa

11 September 2024

Justice minister Simelane dodges interview with Daily Maverick and News24 despite media blitz

By Pauli van Wyk (Daily Maverick) and Kyle Cowan (News24)

4 min

15

EXCLUSIVE: Justice minister took half a million rand ‘loan’ from accused VBS investment broker in 2016

Maverick News, Scorpio, South Africa

26 August 2024

EXCLUSIVE: Justice minister took half a million rand ‘loan’ from accused VBS investment broker in 2016

By Pauli van Wyk (Daily Maverick) and Kyle Cowan (News24)

5 min

81

Watch: SA Justice Minister linked to half a million rand 'loan' from VBS broker

Maverick News, Scorpio

26 August 2024

Watch: SA Justice Minister linked to half a million rand 'loan' from VBS broker

By Pauli van Wyk (Daily Maverick) and Kyle Cowan (News24)

1 min

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