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Sihle Manda
Sihle Manda is a senior reporter at the GCIS. He previously covered local government and investigations at The Mercury, The Star and the Mail & Guardian.
Trillian’s plans for local government
New whistle-blower reveals how the Guptas tried to capture Des van Rooyen’s department
World Cup probe dogs Mojapelo
He quit during a probe and red flags were raised when he was rehired by Ekurhuleni
Ex-KPMG man in new Gupta probe
The auditor who botched the Sars rogue unit report has links going back to Shaik
Metro probes official in tender
Ekurhuleni’s head of transport is friendly with the directors of a company awarded the contract
IDC loan of R60m ‘gone in one year’
The development finance entity says it wasn’t aware of a beneficiary’s connection to a minister
Police mum on kidnap syndicate
As more businesspeople go missing, private investigators tell of a sophisticated global network.
Bank, treasury face off over director
He declared his job with Land Bank Insurance when his family company won a contract
I can steady the Sassa ship, says Bhengu
The new chief executive says she’s independent, despite being seen as a ‘friend’ of the social development minister
Fire-damaged KZN prison up and running again despite not being fixed
Glencoe wardens are fearing prisoner escapes after the department demanded that they return to duty despite the jail’s near-derelict state
Bathabile Dlamini’s daughter has business registered with Sassa’s new CEO
Alarm bells are ringing over the minister’s close ties with the agency’s new chief executive
SIU and finance company face off over R92-million tender
The Special Investigating Unit claims fraud but the company’s owner says this is defamatory
Who’s lying? Nxasana vs Zuma
Central to the case is whether the former NPA boss jumped or was pushed out of his job
Slice of Life: Green is the new black
As a 28-year-old green engineer, I stood up in front of hundreds of professionals at a conference and was asked to contextualise green-building principles in Nigeria. One of the…
Sassa grants mega-tender during Hawks probe
Azande Consultin, under investigation by the Hawks for alleged payment irregularities with an earlier Sassa contract, was granted a new R400m tender.
AG berates municipality leaders
Irregular expenditure ballooned by billions of rands as municipal leaders looked elsewhere