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Aurora

Khulubuse Zuma agrees to pay R23m to Pamodzi after six years of denying wrongdoing
Article
/ 7 September 2016

Khulubuse Zuma agrees to pay R23m to Pamodzi after six years of denying wrongdoing

The nephew of the president has brought an end to the long-running Aurora-Pamodzi saga by agreeing on a settlement deal.

By Govan Whittles
Call for action against Khulubuse Zuma after #PanamaLeaks revelation
Article
/ 4 April 2016

Call for action against Khulubuse Zuma after #PanamaLeaks revelation

President Zuma’s nephew Khulubuse Zuma caused the loss of thousands of jobs after stripping assets at now failed mining company Aurora.

By Staff Reporter
Aurora’s ‘pipe dream’ up in smoke
Article
/ 25 June 2015

Aurora’s ‘pipe dream’ up in smoke

The president’s nephew and cohorts have been ordered to pay the miners they abandoned.

By Sally Evans
Khulubuse Zuma goes to court over R1.5bn Aurora claims
Article
/ 1 March 2015

Khulubuse Zuma goes to court over R1.5bn Aurora claims

Khulubuse Zuma, President Jacob Zuma’s controversial nephew, will go to court to fight claims for R1.5-billion by the liquidators of Aurora mines.

By Sapaxxxx
Zuma’s lawyer was embroiled in Aurora
Article
/ 4 September 2014

Zuma’s lawyer was embroiled in Aurora

Court documents allege that Michael Hulley – despite his denials – was an Aurora director.

By Sally Evans
Jacob Zuma, Khulubuse and the missing millions
Article
/ 15 May 2014

Jacob Zuma, Khulubuse and the missing millions

A meeting with the president appears to have persuaded an investment firm to give millions to empowerment firm Aurora, which others ‘misappropriated’.

By Sally Evans, Sam Sole Author and Sam Sole
Aurora skeletons rattle Motala
Article
/ 8 May 2014

Aurora skeletons rattle Motala

Ghosts still haunt controversial Enver Motala’s handling of the insolvent gold mining company

By Sally Evans and Sam Sole
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Article
/ 6 March 2014

Aurora meets Marikana at bloody Blyvoor

Illegal miners are reportedly being killed without consequence amid evidence of mine-stripping.

By Sally Evans, Justice Kavahematui and Tabelo Timse &
Aurora rerun at West Rand mine?
Article
/ 23 January 2014

Aurora rerun at West Rand mine?

Controversial family is involved in another questionable gold deal

By Sally Evans
Families of murdered Colorado theatre-goers to be compensated
Article
/ 17 November 2012

Families of murdered Colorado theatre-goers to be compensated

The families of 12 people killed in July in a movie theatre massacre will receive $220000 each from a special relief fund.

By Sapa-DPA
Malema fires up Aurora workers
Article
/ 30 August 2012

Malema fires up Aurora workers

Julius Malema’s attempts to politically capitalise on the Marikana mine shooting continued on Thursday at Grootvlei gold mine on the East Rand.

By Nickolaus Bauer
Aurora ‘Batman’ shooter in first court appearance
Article
/ 24 July 2012

Aurora ‘Batman’ shooter in first court appearance

The man accused of killing 12 people in a shooting rampage at a midnight showing of the new Batman film in Denver has made his first court appearance.

By Mary Slosson and Keith Coffman
Velvet Sky attorney exits liquidation case amid fraud claim
Article
/ 6 March 2012

Velvet Sky attorney exits liquidation case amid fraud claim

Velvet Sky’s attorney has withdrawn from its liquidation case, citing personal reasons — after being implicated in a mining-related fraud case.

By Staff Reporter
Bad Brad off the hook for Aurora mine shoot-out
Article
/ 16 September 2011

Bad Brad off the hook for Aurora mine shoot-out

Brad Wood and his four co-accused have been found not guilty of murder for their part in a shootout that left four dead at the Aurora mine in Benoni.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 27 June 2011

Pamodzi Gold’s Ndlovu shaft sealed

Pamodzi’s Gold’s Ndlovu shaft, which was sealed last week after an allegedly illegal miner fell to his death in June, is a symbol of Aurora’s legacy.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 9 June 2011

Aurora’s damages are lingering, says Solidarity

The result of Aurora’s heritage is still having a ripple effect, Solidarity has said after a gold mining company had to shut down a shaft temporarily.

By Staff Reporter
Future grim for former Aurora mines
Article
/ 3 June 2011

Future grim for former Aurora mines

‘We’ve lost money, we’ve lost our credibility, we’ve lost everything," lamented Aurora Empowerment Systems’ financial director, Thulani Ngubane.

By Ilham Rawoot
Call for government probe into Aurora
Article
/ 2 June 2011

Call for government probe into Aurora

The government must probe Aurora and its dismissed liquidators, Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi said on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 23 May 2011

Dismissed Aurora liquidator: Chinese think SA’s a joke

A furious Enver Motala, fired from a team overseeing the liquidation of mines controlled by Aurora, says the move has scared off prospective buyers.

By Ilham Rawoot
Vavi: Aurora debacle ‘greed at its best’
Article
/ 28 April 2011

Vavi: Aurora debacle ‘greed at its best’

Aurora mine encapsulates capitalism at its worst and greed at its best, Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi said on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 11 February 2011

Aurora puts town at risk of flooding

The company has ceased pumping at its Grootvlei mine and water is rising at the rate of a metre a day.

By Ilham Rawoot
Ex-con is Khulubuse’s link to Chinese deals
Article
/ 7 January 2011

Ex-con is Khulubuse’s link to Chinese deals

An SA-based Taiwanese man, Jen-Chih "Robert" Huang, has emerged as the middleman in deals between Chinese companies and President Jacob Zuma’s nephew.

By Sam Sole Author
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Article
/ 29 November 2010

‘Bad Brad’ gets bail

Former Big Brother celebrity Brad Wood was granted R15 000 bail when he and three others appeared in the Benoni Magistrate’s Court on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 30 October 2010

Cosatu: Lay charges against Aurora

Cosatu and the National Union of Mineworkers have given the mineral resources department until Monday to open a criminal case against Aurora mine.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 25 October 2010

NUM wants Aurora liquidation nullified

The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) expressed concern on Monday that assets at Aurora’s Orkney and Grootvlei mines were being sold as scrap.

By Staff Reporter
No arrests after Aurora shootings, say police
Article
/ 16 August 2010

No arrests after Aurora shootings, say police

No one has been arrested for the killing of four "illegal" miners, who were shot dead in a shaft at the Aurora Grootvlei mine, police said on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
Aurora justifies mine killings
Article
/ 13 August 2010

Aurora justifies mine killings

An Aurora director has defended the killing of alleged illegal miners at the mine’s Grootvlei operations, saying it was about protecting the company.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 2 July 2010

Aurora link to suspect land deal

Company has a share in controversial property, contractors told.

By Yolandi Groenewald, Ilham Rawoot and Sam Sole Author
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Article
/ 21 June 2010

Innocent and never been charged

Paul Ekon writes in response to the <i>M&G</i>’s allegations of graft against him involving ties with Aurora Empowerment Systems.

By Staff Reporter
Aurora mine’s toxic water crisis
Article
/ 11 June 2010

Aurora mine’s toxic water crisis

Staff down tools and bring pump stations to a halt, threatening the East Rand’s groundwater.

By Yolandi Groenewald
Aurora: The Ekon connection
Article
/ 28 May 2010

Aurora: The Ekon connection

New twist in mining saga as questionable link to diamond project emerges.

By Sam Sole Author, Ilham Rawoot and Yolandi Groenewald
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Article
/ 21 May 2010

Aurora cuts controversial family ties

Embattled mining company Aurora Empowerment Systems this week booted out their controversial advisers and consultants, the Bhana family.

By Yolandi Groenewald and Ilham Rawoot
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