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Quoting an online news agency, Kruger says Absa has in the region of nine million customers and Vodacom, South Africa’s largest mobile operator, has more than 31 million subscribers.

“Many millions of people may be affected by and have a substantial interest in the integrity of the electronic communication services administered and offered by Absa and Vodacom,” Kruger says. “In these circumstances, a thorough and urgent investigation to get to the bottom of what happened in my case is manifestly in the public interest.”