EC Finance MEC aims to curb guesthouse extortion problem

[FILE IMAGE]: Notes being counted. 1 minute Eastern Cape Finance MEC, Mlungisi Mvoko, says government officials extorting guesthouse owners should face criminal charges. Women in Tourism from the Amathole region have raised concerns about officials allegedly exchanging travel and accommodation vouchers for cash, straining the industry.  Mvoko, who first encountered similar reports in 2019 and…

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IDAC confirms probe into ‘Cat’ Matlala

FILE | Businessman Vusimusi ‘Cat’ Matlala in court. The Head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) Advocate Andrea Johnson has confirmed that they are currently investigating Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala. Johnson said this before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi during a media briefing in July. Johnson…

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