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Jo’burg’s R1bn ‘present’ to Zuma benefactor
/ 18 January 2013

Jo’burg’s R1bn ‘present’ to Zuma benefactor

A hotly contested R1.25-billion contract to supply “smart” electricity meters to the City of Johannesburg was manipulated to favour Vivian Reddy, one of President Jacob Zuma’s key benefactors, information obtained by the Mail & Guardian suggests. Reddy reportedly paid R450 000 for a table at the ANC’s anniversary gala dinner in Durban last week, when Zuma […]

Disciplinary hearing digs up mine dirt
/ 18 January 2013

Disciplinary hearing digs up mine dirt

The disciplinary case against suspended prosecutor Glynnis Breytenbach turned into a trial within a trial this week when the hearing honed in on the legal battle between two mining companies over a stake in the world’s biggest opencast iron ore mine. The fight between politically connected mining firm Imperial Crown Trading (ICT) and the rival […]