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Corruption

How corruption is fraying SA’s social and economic fabric
Article
/ 13 July 2017

How corruption is fraying SA’s social and economic fabric

Reversing the effects of state decay on the poor will take short and long term interventions.

By Staff Reporter
Editorial: The stink is killing us
Article
/ 9 June 2017

Editorial: The stink is killing us

All the public gets to know about the goings-on at Eskom is its never-ending tariff hikes, with a mooted new increase to municipalities of 27%.

By Editorial
Unfinished business: Spy tapes, Nkandla still hang over Zuma’s head
Analysis
/ 30 May 2017

Unfinished business: Spy tapes, Nkandla still hang over Zuma’s head

Whether Citizen Zuma or President Zuma, he still faces Nkandla and corruption charges

By Phillip De Wet
How will South Africa tackle corruption?
Article
/ 4 April 2017

How will South Africa tackle corruption?

Power groups’ preferred political projects will ultimately decide on whose terms corruption is fought.

By Ryan Brunette
Corruption-busting Limpopo premier not fazed by fault-finders in his own party
Article
/ 26 January 2017

Corruption-busting Limpopo premier not fazed by fault-finders in his own party

Despite internal calls for him to step down, Stan Mathabatha vows to keep ‘cleaning up the mess’.

By Matuma Letsoalo Author
Police question Netanyahu as part of corruption probe
Article
/ 3 January 2017

Police question Netanyahu as part of corruption probe

Investigators quiz Benjamin Netanyahu on whether he was offered gifts worth tens of thousands of dollars from businessmen.

By Al Jazeera
ANALYSIS: 2016 – the year the ANC failed to keep up with changing SA politics
Analysis
/ 19 December 2016

ANALYSIS: 2016 – the year the ANC failed to keep up with changing SA politics

The local level is the coalface of government work; it’s where failure and state capture hurts the most.

By Sipho Hlongwane
​Multinational accused of BEE fronting
Article
/ 4 November 2016

​Multinational accused of BEE fronting

A black-owned firm was paid a token amount out of a lucrative contract to ‘maintain pot plants’.

By Athandiwe Saba
Jackson Mthembu: Comrade Pravin Gordhan is an honest man
Article
/ 11 October 2016

Jackson Mthembu: Comrade Pravin Gordhan is an honest man

Mthembu said on Tuesday the ANC in Parliament stood by the party’s call for Gordhan to co-operate fully with the investigation.

By Thulani Gqirana
Nigeria’s president slammed for not acting on ‘secret recruitment’ scandal
Africa
/ 30 June 2016

Nigeria’s president slammed for not acting on ‘secret recruitment’ scandal

Children of well-placed families are landing plum posts amid Muhammadu Buhari’s war on corruption.

By Mg Correspondent
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Article
/ 24 June 2016

Foul smell taints amateur football

Safa’s lower tiers are rife with corruption, former Bafana coach Clive Barker says.
And it doesn’t help that some refs haven’t been paid for years.

By Luke Alfred
Dark clouds over candidates’ heads in North West
Article
/ 24 June 2016

Dark clouds over candidates’ heads in North West

Rap sheets and probes aren’t stopping a North West municipality’s would-be councillors from standing for office.

By Athandiwe Saba
Government cadre deployment and corruption subverts education
Analysis
/ 27 May 2016

Government cadre deployment and corruption subverts education

A major problem is the fraught relationship between the unions and the department, writes Michael Gardiner.

By Staff Reporter
Slim chance of success in NPA’s decision to appeal – Pikoli
Article
/ 25 May 2016

Slim chance of success in NPA’s decision to appeal – Pikoli

Former NPA head Vusi Pikoli said the NPA’s appeal against a court ruling that corruption charges be reinstated against Zuma will likely fail.

By Staff Reporter
Shaun Abrahams shreds the NPA’s reputation
Article
/ 23 May 2016

Shaun Abrahams shreds the NPA’s reputation

The logic behind the head of the prosecuting authority’s decisions to go to court over charges against the president is confusing, if not alarming.

By Phillip De Wet
McBride, Dramat, Pillay claim there is a political conspiracy
Article
/ 17 May 2016

McBride, Dramat, Pillay claim there is a political conspiracy

The three said the attacks on people working in various public institutions are aimed at undermining the fight against corruption.

By Staff Reporter
Governments and business must do more to combat Africa’s biggest threat
Africa
/ 16 May 2016

Governments and business must do more to combat Africa’s biggest threat

The world must work together to stop Africa’s biggest security challenge: corruption – arguably one of Africa’s biggest killers.

By Anton Du Plessis Guest Author
Political observers: SA has become a police state
Article
/ 7 April 2016

Political observers: SA has become a police state

Several political observers have hinted that a recent spate of incidents – dismissed as random acts of crime – may be the workings of state security.

By Jessica Bezuidenhout
Dos Santos exit plan but a ploy
Africa
/ 31 March 2016

Dos Santos exit plan but a ploy

The Angolan president is buying time in an attempt to diffuse growing political tensions and balance popular demands with his personal interests.

By Claudia Gastrow
SABC blatantly ignores public protector’s report
Article
/ 17 March 2016

SABC blatantly ignores public protector’s report

Public protector Thuli Madonsela was "taken aback" at the news, and was writing to the SABC "to help it understand the SCA judgment".

By Matuma Letsoalo Author
Djibouti opposition leader vindicated
Africa
/ 3 March 2016

Djibouti opposition leader vindicated

Weeks before President Ismaïl Guelleh stands for an unconstitutional fourth term, he has lost a “politically motivated” case against his former ally.

By Mail Guardian Correspondent
Editorial: Nasty notion that the prez is for sale
Article
/ 7 January 2016

Editorial: Nasty notion that the prez is for sale

So many rumours about Zuma being for sale that everyone believes them, and it affects South Africa’s credibility.

By Editorial
DA: Magashule’s R2.3m Merc purchase screams banana republic
Article
/ 29 December 2015

DA: Magashule’s R2.3m Merc purchase screams banana republic

Free State Premier Ace Magashule also handed over six brand new Mercedes to Free State traditional leaders earlier in December.

By Staff Reporter
Editorial: Zuma’s favourite is wrecking SAA
Article
/ 26 November 2015

Editorial: Zuma’s favourite is wrecking SAA

Interdicts served on several media recently are a hint at yet another attempt to protect SAA boss Dudu Myeni – at the cost of the national airline.

By Editorial
Numsa pact: Shifting deckchairs or the real deal?
Article
/ 17 September 2015

Numsa pact: Shifting deckchairs or the real deal?

The launch of a new anti-corruption coalition could be a sign that major labour shifts are afoot.

By Sarah Evans
New coalition plans march against corruption
Article
/ 16 September 2015

New coalition plans march against corruption

Over 200 organisations have formed a coalition to campaign against state and private-sector looting, with Zwelinzima Vavi and union leaders on board.

By Sarah Evans
South Africa: The land where the corrupt go free
Article
/ 14 September 2015

South Africa: The land where the corrupt go free

Experts agree: The legislation is in place, but corruption cannot be defeated until perpetrators face more substantial consequences.

By Staff Reporter
Fifa: Who in SA did ‘dirty’ Cup deal?
Article
/ 29 May 2015

Fifa: Who in SA did ‘dirty’ Cup deal?

South Africa allegedly agreed to a $10-million bribe to win the 2010 World Cup vote. And the pool of local suspects appears exceedingly small

By Stefaans Brummer and Craig Mckune
Prosecutors seek one-month jail term for Angolan activist
Africa
/ 27 May 2015

Prosecutors seek one-month jail term for Angolan activist

Rafael Marques, who exposed government corruption in a book he published in 2011, was initially to have defamation charges against him dropped.

By Staff Reporter
Banda: ‘I am a free Malawian citizen now’
Africa
/ 23 April 2015

Banda: ‘I am a free Malawian citizen now’

In her first interview since being voted out of office, former
Malawi president Joyce Banda discusses her eight-month absence from the country.

By Staff Reporter
Protector asked to sniff out toilet tender stink
Article
/ 23 April 2015

Protector asked to sniff out toilet tender stink

A potential multimillion-rand rip-off of state funds in the Free State is being investigated.

By Tabelo Timse &
Govt supplier database a blow to corruption
Article
/ 5 March 2015

Govt supplier database a blow to corruption

The state hopes to end the bleeding of government funds and fight corruption by establishing a central list of vetted suppliers.

By Lloyd Gedye
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