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Timeline

August 2003: Maree appointed CEO of NEF

Over 10 months to special leave/suspension

April 2004: Maree requests DB billing template (BR-RC-23May2006)

29 April 2004: New DTI Minister

31 May 2004: NEF re-launches

Early June: Maree travels to England for conference

June: Whistleblower

17 June 2004: Audit reveals missing funds Ruiters/Maree meet

17 June 2004: Maree placed on special leave pending investigation

September 2004: NEF CEO job advertised

29 September 2004: Case forwarded to Public Prosecutor

28 December 2004: DP pressures to get rid of Maree

Over 10 months from suspension to arrest (by scorpions?)

April 2005: Maree arrested

2005: Trial postponed 3 times

9 June 2005: Buthelezi appointed NEF CEO

Over 13 months from arrest to first day of court

22 May 2006: First week of courto Opening testimonieso Ruiters testifies (BR-WK-24May2006)o Maree testifies (BR-RC-23May2006): fraud delays ruining him (BD-KP-

26May 2006)o Kingstons affidavit introduced (BD-KP-25May2006)

7 September 2006: Trial resumeso Kingston testifies (BR-AC-22June2006): confirms he and Erwin were

friends

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19 February 2007: Trial postponed to June 14 (reported by SABC News)

14 June 2007: Trial postponed

1 February 2008: Trial postponed to Feb. 28

1 February 2008: Trial postponed to March 12

12 March 2008: Trial postponed to April 10

14 August 2008: Sydney sentenced to 10 years (5 years suspended)

Suspension to first day of court = over 2 years

First day of court to now = almost 2 years

Media Bias:

Fail to mention all signatories to the Deutsche-NEF contract (Erwin)

Questions:

Why was Maree put on special leave, but Pillay was not? Was the internal investigation really internal or was that a smokescreen?

Otherwise, why were PriceWaterhouseCooper and Sihlali Molefe calledin?

Was the internal investigation canceled because of evidence of criminalactivity, or because Maree was no longer an employee of the NEF?