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Jessica Bezuidenhout
Jessica Bezuidenhout joined the Mail & Guardian as an investigative reporter in March 2016 after 20 years at the Sunday Times working on news and investigations. She has been the joint winner of several local and international journalism awards, including Nat Nakasa, Mondi, Vodacom regional journalist of the year and Misa, and runner-up for the 2003 Natali Prize.
Gupta family’s list of friends dwindles
As its last accounts are put under pressure, SA’s other first family is ever shorter on allies
Eskom CFO Anoj Singh axed, sort of
Concern is growing over the threat of contagion to other state agencies if a similar scenario were to play out at a company the size of Eskom.
Developer ‘duped’ investors out of millions
‘Mr Gap Housing’ Faizal Motlekar in multiple court battles to keep his construction empire afloat
Police probe bugging at Sascoc’s Olympic House
Police are investigating sensational claims of “covert” bugging at the office of South Africa’s Olympic sports body and at the home of its CEO.
Ugly truth about ‘Gupta company’
‘Patently false and dishonest’: A new report blows open Trillian state capture case and a last-gasp bid to halt its release by ousting Tokyo Sexwale
Trillian to respond to damning state capture report
Nonexecutive chair Tokyo Sexwale released the report on, among other things, claims that Trillion irregularly scored millions from state contracts.
Dudu Myeni challenges Companies Act violations
The embattled chairperson of South African Airways, Dudu Myeni, is scheduled to challenge a finding that she was in breach of the Companies Act
[Archives] State capture: The eight big cheeses who must be grilled
Compelling evidence of corruption by ministers and parastatal higher-ups can no longer be ignored
SAA board in bid to ground Dudu Myeni
It has sought legal advice on options to remove the national carrier’s chairperson
Energy exec on ice over nukes
Some say Yvonne Chetty may be a ‘scapegoat’ as more red flags emerge in nuclear-linked deal
#GuptaLeaks has SA baying for blood
Official quarters remain silent on the most explosive exposure since the State of Capture report
#GuptaEmails: Who is Rajesh Naithani?
The Gupta emails revealed by the Sunday newspapers show Rajesh Naithani allegedly lobbying Tony Gupta for a board post. He is on the SA Express board.
Sexwale seeks judicial inquiry into Trillian ‘state capture claims’
The independent non-executive chairperson of Gupta-linked Trillian Capital Partners announced he is stepping down next month.
WikiLeaks, Snowden lawyers back Trillian whistle-blower
Gupta-linked Trillian tries to keep their ‘state capture’ dealings under wraps but a major corruption buster has stepped in to help.
Ex-SSA man given top energy post
The new minister says: ‘He’s not here as a spook … he was my choice … and not forced on my office’