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- ↑ Menzi Simelane to head up NPA M&G
- ↑ Report of the enquiry into the fitness of Advocate VP Pikoli Archived 2010-08-17 at the Wayback Machine info.gov.za P16
- ↑ DA to fight Simelane appointment in court Sunday Times
- ↑ Simelane appointment is 'aberration' IOL
- 1 2 Simelane speaks out
- ↑ ANC lashes out at Ginwala IOL
- 1 2 "Simelane appointment invalid". News24. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ↑ The case against Simelane M&G
- ↑ "Simelane Appointed Special Adviser" . Retrieved 28 April 2013.