Stefaans Brmmer
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/ 28 March 2008

Scary new secrets Bill

If new official secrets legislation had been on the statute books, the Mail & Guardian‘s award-winning articles about police National Commissioner Jackie Selebi could have been illegal — and M&G reporters could have faced lengthy jail terms. The Protection of Information Bill was published for comment by Intelligence Minister Ronnie Kasrils last week.

Arms probe reopened
/ 20 March 2008

Arms probe reopened

The Scorpions have reopened the arms-deal investigation in what may be their last major assignment. The Mail & Guardian has established that the Scorpions recently registered an investigation into South Africa’s multibillion-rand purchase of jet trainers and fighter jets from British arms giant BAE Systems and Sweden’s Saab.

Arms broker <i>did</i> give cash to the ANC
/ 14 March 2008

Arms broker did give cash to the ANC

Confidential documents obtained by the Mail & Guardian reveal that arms giant ThyssenKrupp desperately lobbied the government in an attempt to head off a German probe into South Africa’s arms deal. The German prosecuting authorities are probing claims that the company bribed South African officials and politicians to land a contract for warships.

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/ 14 March 2008

ANC cash channel revealed

The African National Congress effectively owns The Network Lounge, the company that hosted a controversial meeting place for business at the party’s Stellenbosch and Polokwane conferences in 2002 and last year. This has emerged amid fallout from the Mail & Guardian‘s exposés on the ruling party’s use of front company Chancellor House.

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/ 15 February 2008

Whiff of rot in Angolan arms deal

A key figure from South Africa’s scandal-plagued arms deal is embroiled in a new investigation by German prosecutors involving Thyssen Krupp Marine Systems, the company that led the consortium supplying four corvettes to the South African Navy. Former Rear Admiral Johnny Kamerman features prominently in a new probe by the Dusseldorf Prosecutors office

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/ 15 February 2008

ANC to exit Eskom deals

In an about-turn signalling a fresh approach to party funding by the African National Congress’s (ANC) new leadership, party investment company Chancellor House will exit two multibillion-rand contracts with Eskom. The ANC company’s stake in the contracts to build boilers for two new Eskom power stations is worth an estimated R5,8-billion.