
Following the historic ruling of Decide Neil Tuchten in September 2025, which discovered that conservationist Fred Daniel had been the sufferer of a violent marketing campaign – led by former deputy president David Mabuza – to bury his revelations of State Seize in Mpumalanga, the South African authorities doubled down on its technique of deferment and denial. However now, with its refusal to pay price orders and its non-compliance with the foundations of attraction, the federal government could also be operating out of street.
MPUMALANGA SCAM: ‘Distinctive in our jurisprudence’: The value of the state’s refusal to pay Fred Daniel