Adriaan Basson | Mapisa-Nqakula, the Watsons and the business of tender meat | News24

Adriaan Basson | Mapisa-Nqakula, the Watsons and the business of tender meat | News24

Adriaan Basson | Mapisa-Nqakula, the Watsons and the business of tender meat | News24

Under fire | Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. (Gallo Images)

Under fire | Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. (Gallo Images)

Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s proximity to Bosasa and the Watsons, and freebie hunting trips to the Eastern Cape, raised red flags for Adriaan Basson in 2019.

In August 2019, I sat down with Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, the then-minister of defence, to talk about Bosasa, the Watson brothers and her proximity to the beleaguered tender-rich company.

I interviewed her for my book Blessed by Bosasa and was grateful for the time she made to see me after many postponements.

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Source: https://www.news24.com/news24/opinions/columnists/adriaanbasson/adriaan-basson-mapisa-nqakula-the-watsons-and-the-business-of-tender-meat-20240325

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