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In that structure at the SSA, Patrick, I beg your pardon, and the charges are theft, fraud, and forgery. So, the media will be allowed in. So, who are these two men? What's at issue? And what might be learned from this case? Peter du Toit at News 24, where he is assistant editor, has been, alongside his colleagues, been looking into this matter for a long time and in Britain, in particular, about Mr. Dlomo. Peter du Toit.

Good afternoon. Why does this case matter? And with the blanket ban on coverage now lifted, what might we learn in the court? Good afternoon to you. Good afternoon, John. It's an important matter. It's an important case. It is one of the most significant state capture-related cases we've had and seen thus far. Tulani Glomore was head of a special operations unit at the State Security Agency during the time of Jacob Zuma's presidency. He used his position to

Repurpose, help repurpose, revamp, and redirect the SSA to function and operate and execute intelligence duties at the service or at the behest and in service of one man, Jacob Zuma. This has come out previously. You'd remember in 2018 when Sauramapaza became president, he appointed a high-level panel which was tasked to investigate events at the state security agency during the time of Jacob Zuma. They

Found that the State Security Agency was enormously politicized, was pressed into service of certain ANC factions, particularly the app faction of Jacob Zuma. During the state capture inquiry led by former Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, there was also a significant work stream that looked at SSA and found and identified various intelligence operations which were launched and executed by Tulani Dlormore's Special Operations Unit.

It. Now, he is alongside his colleague Patrick Chattola, that you mentioned earlier, is now standing on our facing charges of fraud, theft, uttering, and other charges related to a falsified contract to the tune of 12 million rands. So, the importance of this trial, John, is that it gives us insight into how SSA operated and worked under the state capture years under Jacob Zuma. It will give us insight into how it was politicized and, more importantly, how resources.

Were extracted and diverted in service of Jacob Zuma. In terms of the eventual agreement that there should be and can be coverage of the trial, the blanket ban, what was the motivation for it? John, I simply cannot overstate the importance of the agreement and the agreement reached between the parties this morning in the High Court in Pretoria and the eventual order that was agreed upon. Initially, the state