Alec Hogg: Paul O’Sullivan unpacks Digital Vibes

When the Digital Vibes scandal surfaced, I was among the sceptics. Health minister Zweli Mkhize had a good name in my home province of KZN. Both he and wife Dr May had served the community as GPs for decades. So for many, his statement issued after the initial bombshell was rational and easy to believe. Except that now it appears to have been a crass attempt to disguise a crude plunder of national resources.

After reading the 87 page affidavit of the Special Investigations Unit, embedded in the latest BizNews story, on Mkhize one can draw one of two conclusions. Either the former health minister and wannabe president is crooked and actively participated in stealing at least R80m from taxpayers; or, perhaps worse, he was played like a cheap guitar by two female confidants and his deeply implicated son. Paul O'Sullivan (below) helped unpack it for us, concluding that the SIU has a watertight case and people will end up in jail.

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