LAND CLAIMS SCAM: No funds, no answers — government’s ‘dark’ appeal against R306m damages award to conservationist Fred Daniel

In November 2025, six weeks after the Gauteng Division of the High Court in Pretoria had declared a resounding victory for conservationist Fred Daniel in his decades-long legal battle with former deputy president David Mabuza, the state attorney announced its intention to appeal against the decision. But now, among other inconsistencies, Daily Maverick’s reporting has revealed that the first government defendant can no longer afford to run the case. So why is the justice ministry refusing to answer our questions?