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Who is Edwin Sodi, the political financier close to South Africa’s Paul Mashatile?

By Ray Mwareya

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Posted on August 10, 2023 13:16

Edwin Sodi is facing legal action for allegedly misusing state funds. TWITTER/SA_CRIME

The controversies surrounding Edwin Sodi May harm the vice president’s ambitions to become the country’s next leader.

Edwin Sodi, a popular but controversial South African businessman, is the chief executive of Blackhead Consulting, a business that describes itself as ‘a black-owned and managed consulting company that provides professional services in the engineering and project management environment’.

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