South Africa: KZN Probe Expanded - Contracts Worth R600 Million Now Also Being Investigated

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South Africa: KZN Probe Expanded - Contracts Worth R600 Million Now Also Being Investigated

[Daily Maverick] The Special Investigating Unit has added the contracts of several KwaZulu-Natal municipalities and the Office of the Premier to its Covid-19 probes in the province, bringing the number of contracts under investigation to 226, with a total value of R606,435,294.

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