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- ↑ "Dublin-based firm drawn into South African corruption scandal". The Irish Times. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ↑ Gevisser, Mark (2019-07-11). "'State capture': the corruption investigation that has shaken South Africa". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ↑ "Bosasa executive to blow the whistle on corruption". News24. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ↑ van der Merwe, Jana (6 December 2021). "Whistleblower Angelo Agrizzi talks about the Bosasa 'cult' and why he doesn't see himself as a crook or a hero". You. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ↑ Levy, Moira (2021). "Inside the Belly of the Beast: The REAL Bosasa Story by Angelo Agrizzi". New Agenda: South African Journal of Social and Economic Policy. 82.
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