State capture is often cited as the the reason for the department’s ongoing failures, but its problems run far deeper
In 1997, the warning bells were ringing that South Africa faced a dark future because Eskom would run out of capacity to supply a growing populace and an expanding economy
The former president’s dismissal of Nhlahla Nene as finance minister for spurious reasons showed the veracity of the Gupta family’s claim that he would do anything for them
The ruling party was unbanned 32 years ago on 2 February, but few ANC leaders can be feeling festive today
The former minister was found to have played a strategic role in ensuring the ground was fertile for the Guptas to plunder Denel
The second state capture report shows how the arms company went from a R35-billion order book to begging the treasury for cash to stay afloat
The ruling party was not only asleep on the job while former president Jacob Zuma colluded with state capture agents, but also lined its coffers with the proceeds of crime, the acting chief justice finds
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The president’s claim that he served as deputy president under Zuma as a way of stemming corruption came up short against prior evidence of witnesses who said he failed to help them do so
The president told the Zondo commission the ruling party dropped the ball but struggled over two days on the witness stand to explain how it happened and how a repeat will be prevented
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President Cyril Ramaphosa acknowledged that cadre deployment was abused to further state capture, but played for time when Zondo pressed him for details as to how it happened
The deputy chief justice voices his exasperation that no solution to load-shedding is in sight, but former minister says oversight model is at fault
More allegations against Jacob Zuma put before the state capture commission, as the questions the former president will have to answer when he appears next week continue to stack up
Two weeks ago, the ANC’s national executive committee disbanded the provincial executive committee for, among other reasons, in-fighting
The embattled power utility will be the commission’s focus for the next three weeks
Supra Mahumapelo’s son allegedly received a bursary to go to an aviation school from Denel CEO Zwelakhe Ntshepe, flouting the company’s bursary policy
The committee had not adopted the report, which was then meant to be sent to those implicated for their responses
The minister has insisted that he is the victim of a ‘smear campaign’
George Sebulela resigned on Friday after Eskom’s board received a legal opinion on the matter. The board only became aware of it last week
Richard Seleke has left public service after reaching an agreement with the presidency
Lynne Brown had applied to cross-examine Jonas based on the deputy finance minister’s mention of her in his statement before the commission in August
Investigators are reportedly looking into a R10m Safcol contract that failed to follow due process
Supra Mahumapelo came under fire in North West this week, as calls for his removal mounted over the Denel bursary
It’s just another day for weary Mahikeng locals who are used to being treated with indignity
​Former police minister Fikile Mbalula is the latest ANC Member of Parliament to step down
Eskom delayed suspending Matshela Koko in March 2017 to avoid litigation, the Eskom inquiry heard.
The new energy minister, along with the new finance and public enterprises ministers, will be able to drive the changes SA desperately needs
Nene and Gordhan face major tasks that demand urgent and tough decisions
DD’s made it to second in command. Cyril had no choice, not after he dispatched NDZ
The president made several sweeping changes to his cabinet which saw the return of Nhlanhla Nene as finance minister
He came to power as a compromised figure. He survived a rape trial. He factionalised the ANC and under his watch, SOEs reached a point of implosion
The utility faces an immediate cash-flow problem and tougher deep-seated challenges
Matshela Koko is the power utility’s head of generation who is expected to implicate former Eskom chair Zola Tsotsi in illicit payments.