Wisani wa ka Ngobeni
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/ 13 May 2005

Senior Scorpion probed

A top Scorpions official, Jeffrey Ledwaba, one of three czars heading the elite police unit, is being investigated in connection with allegations of the plundering of hundreds of thousands of rands from the informers fund. Ledwaba was put on "special leave" last week on the instruction of the National Director of Public Prosecutions, Vusi Pikoli.

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/ 28 January 2005

ANC Youth League in dodgy new deal

Two companies with strong links to the African National Congress Youth League and the ANC in the Western Cape have emerged as beneficiaries of a disputed deal involving prime beachfront land. The City of Cape Town has sold the land to a hand-picked group of 17 empowerment companies, at least two of them either directly owned by the youth league or by major donors to the provincial ANC.

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/ 13 August 2004

The battle to be Bulelani

The announcement of a successor to National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) boss Bulelani Ngcuka is imminent — within days, some say. President Thabo Mbeki is most likely to look inside the NPA for a replacement. It is an open secret that Ngcuka recommended one of his four deputies, Silas Ramaite, although another deputy, Willie Hofmeyr, may also be a contender.

  • Ngcuka tipped for Old Mutual
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    / 17 June 2004

    Mabona’s ‘dirty’ legacy

    A new probe into the finances of the Mpumalanga Department of Public Works, Roads and Transport has found that the department is riddled with rot. Now the Mail & Guardian has obtained a copy of a 90-page draft forensic report, the findings of which seem to suggest that the department has made no progress in cleaning up its act. The provincial minister has left, but the controversy continues.