Jared Watson on Bosasa Files, Agrizzi's motives, DA and Basson

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In this hard-hitting interview on Rational Radio, chartered accountant Jared Watson, who spent much of the past year compiling the Bosasa Files, explains why he invested so much time on the dynamite project. The nephew of the founder of vilified Bosasa, the late Gavin Watson, shares how the documentation explains the motives of Bosasa's former COO Angelo Agrizzi, and unpacks the key relationships of the Zondo Commission's star witness with senior members of the Democratic Alliance and News24's editor in chief Adriaan Basson. - Alec Hogg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
25 Sep 2019 8AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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