Adv Erin Richards raises the alarm about Bain's involvement in bizarre SAPS/Beretta meeting

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Adv Erin Richards dissects what inferences can be drawn from a bizarre chain of emails Bain's SA partner Vittoria Massone wrote to Italian arms manufacturer Beretta in September 2015. It details Bain's involvement in preparations for a meeting between then Police Minister Nathi Nhleko, Hawks head Berning Ntlemeza, a host of Italian police officials, Interpol, and Beretta executives. Whether or not the meeting took place is unclear but it begs the question why the tainted consultancy firm was operating in the shadows on what appears to have been planned procurement talks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9 Feb 2022 7AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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