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Ntshavheni disputes 'mafia state' label amid Witness D controversy

Summary by The South African
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has slammed claims that South Africa is a Mafia state.  This follows after the murder of Witness D, real name Marius van der Merwe, who was killed outside his home in Brakpan on Friday, 5 December 2025. He was a witness at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. Van der Merwe was killed last week, a month after he testified about the alleged corruption within the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMP…

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Ntshavheni disputes 'mafia state' label amid Witness D controversy

Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has slammed claims that South Africa is a Mafia state.  This follows after the murder of Witness D, real name Marius van der Merwe, who was killed outside his home in Brakpan on Friday, 5 December 2025. He was a witness at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. Van der Merwe was killed last week, a month after he testified about the alleged corruption within the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMP…

·Johannesburg, South Africa
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The South African broke the news in Johannesburg, South Africa on Thursday, December 11, 2025.
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