Thirteen years later, Judge Hlophe to be impeached
JSC will await representations on whether Hlophe should be suspended by Ramaphosa, pending the finalisation of parliamentary deliberations
Four officials suspended over R124m wasted by defence department
The PSC intervened after an annual report showed the department had incurred more than R124-million in irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure
How the Eastern Cape blew R23m on land it could never own
Land that cost less than R1m in 2007 was bought by the Eastern Cape government just six years later for R23m, despite a land claim case hanging over it. And then the building tender went sour…
Makhura’s ‘unlawful’ directive caused Gauteng R42.8m in losses, says former CFO
A March 2020 directive from the Gauteng premier is at the centre of an SIU civil case to recover money lost due to alleged unlawful procurement
Human settlements department robbed in alleged corruption cover-up
Equipment and files related to multimillion-rand procurement irregularities were apparently taken
R170m of Marikana claims settled, but legal wrangles continue
Claimants are free to approach the state attorney’s office to check whether the figures released by the solicitor general are correct, the government says.
Makhura ‘liable’ for R42.8m in PPE corruption
In court papers, former Gauteng health chief financial officer Kabelo Lehloenya shifted blame onto premier David Makhura for his alleged failure to prevent unlawful contracts.
R270m ‘housing heist’ bid deprives people of decent homes
After alleged attempts to loot Eastern Cape housing funds, 39 200 people in the province will continue to live in atrocious conditions
What’s the beef between Cele and Sitole?
Some blame the feud between the police minister and the national police commissioner blamed for slow reaction to unrest
Police on alert over intelligence about mooted raids on firearms and ammunitions
Police have caught wind of plans for a second phase of violence after last week’s riots, apparently set to kick off with the looting of arms in KwaZulu-Natal