NO STING IN THE TAIL...YET: One year after IDT boss ‘bribe’ sting, no arrests or prosecutions

It has been more than a year since Daily Maverick’s explosive video ‘sting’ captured former Independent Development Trust CEO Tebogo Malaka and the organisation’s spokesperson offering this journalist a cash ‘bribe’ in exchange for dropping an investigation into Malaka’s financial dealings with an IDT contractor. Despite the clear video evidence, the Hawks and the National Prosecuting Authority are yet to act.

By Pieter-Louis Myburgh