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A fired Mpumalanga government official has snubbed an ultimatum to apologise for his allegations linking Premier Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane and the department’s head to corruption.

This means that a R4 million lawsuit against Mapholoba Letswalo, the former chief financial officer of the Mpumalanga department of agriculture, rural development, land and environmental affairs will now go ahead.

Letswalo’s plan to link Mtshweni-Tsipane and departmental head Cain Chunda backfired when he was dismissed on January 20 on allegations of:

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