Raymond van Staden died heroically, after plunging into treacherous currents off Amanzimtoti beach to go the aid of a man and a boy struggling in the raging surf.

Within hours of his death there was an extraordinary rush by a host of shady characters to loot his home and offices.

Once again the spotlight is cast on how notorious apartheid-era police operatives have come to dominate the country’s private investigations business.

And how many “blue chip” companies – and leading figures in the ANC – happily continue to make use of these old security branch men’s services to advance their own often sinister interests.

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