Nearly 2 years after the R40-million Beitbridge border fence scandal first surfaced, not a single finding has been made, nor any sanction handed down against implicated officials.

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Several disciplinary hearings have taken place, but court challenges and other delays such as illnesses have rendered the process almost futile. In April last year, the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure started a process to discipline the involved officials for their wrongdoing.

Merentia Van Der Vent
Merentia Van Der Vent
Merentia joined the media world in 1996 and in 2001, she took her first steps in the broadcasting world. In her free time, she likes to go on adventures in the city. She also likes to learn new dances, not that she is any good at that.

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