News24 | PODCAST | The Lead: Dlomo in the dock cracks open SSA looting legacy of the Zuma years

Zuma's ex-spy chief, Thulani Dlomo, has been criminally charged. Investigations editor, Pieter du Toit, asks: Are Arthur Fraser and David Mahlobo next?

Once upon a time, he was former president Jacob Zuma’s so-called super spy.

Heading up a secretive sub-section of the State Security Agency, all in the name of only protecting number one: Umsholozi.

But this week, the NPA’s no-holds-barred Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) unit arrested and charged Thulani Dlomo for alleged forgery, looting the agency of millions.

And our investigations editor, Pieter du Toit, thinks it’s among our best early Christmas presents this year.

Finally, the Mother City suffered a fairly serious earthquake in the early 1800, with On This Day in SA history, heard at the end of the show.

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