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FRED DANIEL VS DEPUTY PRESIDENT: Conservationist vs DD Mabuza: Threats ‘likely to escalate’ as resumption of trial looms

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Mike Hellens and Dawie Joubert are two of South Africa's smartest lawyers. But they were in Dubai with the Guptas two days before they were due to appear before a Pretoria judge. The pair were representing conservationist Fred Daniel in his R1-billion civil suit against the government. Daniel's lawyers say the government had put sand in the gearbox of the administration of justice.

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FRED DANIEL VS DEPUTY PRESIDENT: Conservationist vs DD Mabuza: Threats ‘likely to escalate’ as resumption of trial looms

On 9 June 2022, when they were meant to be representing Deputy President David Mabuza and a host of government entities at a pre-trial meeting of the Pretoria High Court, senior counsel Mike Hellens and Dawie Joubert were in Dubai with the Guptas. But, according to a letter to the state attorney written by conservationist Fred Daniel’s lawyers, this was not the major concern. Security issues, in the days leading up to the resumption of the trial,

2 years ago·South Africa

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