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FILE: Public Service and Administration Minister Ayanda Dlodlo. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN

State security agency

Dlodlo 'deeply hurt' as she was 'scapegoated' for July unrest - report

By Qama Qukula

Mandy Wiener chats to Business Day political editor Hajra Omarjee, who says former state security minister Ayanda Dlodlo handed in her resignation last October.

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  • FILE: State Security Minister Ayanda Dlodlo. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News

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  • FILE: State Security Minister Ayanda Dlodlo. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/Eyewitness News.

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