South Africa: Anatomy of a Cover-Up | Ep. 1 — BBC Africa Eye Documentary
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A detective is murdered. The trail leads to South Africa's elite soldiers. #BBCAfricaEye investigates. Episode 1 of a two-part investigation. Episode 2 available from 24 August 2026. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica When police investigator Frans Mathipa began investigating the abduction of a suspected Islamic State operative by South Africa's Special Forces, the case led him deep into the shadowy world of covert operations - a journey from which he would never return. Months later, he was fatally shot on a highway outside Pretoria. Now, with exclusive access to police evidence documents and interviews with high-ranking insiders, Africa Eye investigates the extraordinary events surrounding his death. It is a tale of secrecy, subterfuge and an alleged cover-up that reaches the darkest corners of South Africa's security establishment. At the centre of the case are members of the country's elite Special Forces, who allegedly orchestrat
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