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Inside R3.5bn PetroSA funding controversy

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An amaBhungane investigation has revealed how billions of rands housed in the National Skills Fund, money intended for training and economic inclusion, were nearly redirected to plug holes elsewhere in the state, including a proposal to channel over a billion rand towards repairing PetroSA’s offshore oil rig. To help us unpack what happened, how close this deal came to going through, and what it tells us about the state of public oversight, we’re joined now by an investigative journalist, Susan Comrie who worked on this story
28 Jan 2PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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