Power FM, Friday morning

So, an intriguing case that's been in our courts here that's unfolding, that is where it has emerged that the economic freedom fighters were targeted in a state security agency operation, despite there being nothing to suggest the party posed a threat to national security. This was heard in the High Court sitting in Pretoria, that is the Gauteng North Division of the High Court on Wednesday.

In evidence presented by a Mr. D, a former state security agency official whose identity is protected by a court order, Mr. D testified about Project Maibuye, a 2015 operation that has been linked to efforts to gather intelligence on the EFF and exploit divisions within the party. The evidence emerged during the trial of former SSA officials Tulane Silencelomo and Patrick Mshotaola. Let's hear more.

They are accused, by the way, of theft involving 12 million rand allegedly channeled through this very project Mayboo here. Let's hear now from News24 Investigative Journalist Kaya Gogo, who's been following this matter and then there's reported on it. Kaya, good morning, and thanks once again for joining us. This is quite extraordinary stuff here: the evidence of Mr. D here. So just tell us about why it is that this operation was set in motion.

Against the EFF. Good morning, TT. So it was set in motion. You would remember sometime in September 2014, the EFF parliamentary caucus, during a question and answer session with President Jacob Zuma, stood up and asked him when he was going to pay back the money. And then subsequent to that, they would transpay back the money, pay back the money. And a couple of months later, ahead of the 2015 state of the

Nation address, the EFF then announced that it would, or before 2015, I think in late 2014, they announced that at the State of the Nation Address, before President Zuma begins his address, they would raise a point of order to ask him when he was going to pay back the money as per former Papyrot Tulima Doncella's recommendations so the State Security then two people

Who are identifying Mr. B and Mr. C in this court case, then approached the SSA through David Matsobo, who the accused Patrick Mshotola and his guys who are testifying, Mr. B and Mr. C, say that David Matsobo then introduced these gentlemen to Patrick Ms. Ola to say that these guys have sort of sources with