Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says fraud accused fugitives Shepard Bushiri and his wife Mary did not leave South Africa with any of their five passports, not did they leave via any of the country’s ports of entry. They also did not leave with the Malawian president. Motsoaledi briefed the portfolio committee on the couple’s escape to Malawi last week.

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Liesl Smit
Liesl is the Smile 90.4FM News Manager. She has been at Smile since 2016, with nearly 20 years experience in the radio industry, including reading news, field reporting and producing. In 2008 she won the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award, Western Cape region. liesl@smile904.fm

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