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Corruption

Brian Molefe calls for investigation of Glencore’s South African operations
Politics
/ 1 June 2022

Brian Molefe calls for investigation of Glencore’s South African operations

Former Eskom chief executive says Zondo Commission was ‘very sympathetic’ towards Glencore’s relationship with Ramaphosa

By Paddy Harper
The future of rural youth under siege: Cry my beloved eNdumo
Opinion
/ 1 June 2022

The future of rural youth under siege: Cry my beloved eNdumo

Corrupt local leadership is creating a hopeless situation for the area’s young people who are not politically connected to patronage networks

By Zakhele Shongwe
Former Malawi president’s graft trial gets the green light
Africa
/ 30 May 2022

Former Malawi president’s graft trial gets the green light

Bakili Muluzi will face corruption charges for pocketing funding that was meant to build a new hospital

By Jack Mcbrams
Former Transnet chief exec Siyabonga Gama, Gupta associate Eric Wood arrested
National
/ 27 May 2022

Former Transnet chief exec Siyabonga Gama, Gupta associate Eric Wood arrested

Former Transnet chief executive Siyabonga Gama and four others have been arrested on charges of fraud, corruption and money laundering.

By Sarah Smit
Building an ethical, capable state is child’s play but we look the other way
Opinion
/ 27 May 2022

Building an ethical, capable state is child’s play but we look the other way

This generation has no fear of authority. They will not submit to injustice or silently overlook wrongdoing or bullying. What is wrong with us?

By Gabriella La Foy
OPINION | What will power Mthethwa’s erection?
National
/ 20 May 2022

OPINION | What will power Mthethwa’s erection?

Since Eskom’s a no-go, perhaps our Minister of Monuments’ R22-m flag will be powered on arrogance and self-belief alone

By Paddy Harper
SA’s endemic corruption requires a ‘biting’ response
National
/ 17 May 2022

SA’s endemic corruption requires a ‘biting’ response

Beneficial ownership transparency (BOT) can help tackle corruption, reduce investment risk and improve national and global governance, but implementation remains ‘a sad story’

By Greg Ardé
Treasury lifts tender ban but new regulations have ‘unintended consequences’
National
/ 13 May 2022

Treasury lifts tender ban but new regulations have ‘unintended consequences’

Government department accounting officers can now authorise contract deviations that previously had to go through the treasury

By Khaya Koko, Paddy Harper and Lizeka Tandwa
Nelson Mandela Bay is on the brink of Day Zero and faces humanitarian disaster
The Green Guardian
/ 11 May 2022

Nelson Mandela Bay is on the brink of Day Zero and faces humanitarian disaster

Just a few weeks left until taps run dry in large parts of the metropolitan

By Sheree Bega
Richard Calland: No walls high enough against KZN floods for migrating middle class
Opinion
/ 4 May 2022

Richard Calland: No walls high enough against KZN floods for migrating middle class

Flooding in KZN has shown that walls aren’t high enough in the end to protect migrating middle and upper classes from our shared reality

By Richard Calland
OPINION| Wretched zones of the damned in South Africa
Opinion
/ 1 May 2022

OPINION| Wretched zones of the damned in South Africa

Durban and the eThekwini region was in decline – fuelled by corruption and political killings – before the deadly floods sank it

By Hugo ka Canham
Two city managers, one municipality: Why reforms are urgent
Opinion
/ 27 April 2022

Two city managers, one municipality: Why reforms are urgent

As a recent court case in Nelson Mandela Bay shows, the city management appointment process should be purely administrative and stripped of politics

By Mcebisi Ndletyana
Machine learning and AI is coming for corrupt officials
National
/ 18 April 2022

Machine learning and AI is coming for corrupt officials

Disrupting corruption with a data-driven approach is possible

By Ina Cilliers
It’s time to turn the department of home affairs around
Opinion
/ 13 April 2022

It’s time to turn the department of home affairs around

Honesty and ethics are in short supply among this vital department’s officials

By Tshepo Moloi 1
Zuma to seek another postponement as he approaches SCA, again
Politics
/ 4 April 2022

Zuma to seek another postponement as he approaches SCA, again

Zuma will seek to stall his trial next week as his lawyers ask the head of the SCA to reconsider its refusal to allow him to appeal the dismissal of a special plea

By Emsie Ferreira
‘Deplorable’ R35m Eskom fraudsters receive 20-year jail term
National
/ 31 March 2022

‘Deplorable’ R35m Eskom fraudsters receive 20-year jail term

Bernard Moraka and Victor Tshabalala defrauded Eskom to the tune of almost R35-million over 32 months through 53 bogus transactions

By Khaya Koko
SASSA tops corruption complaints as 347 cases opened in government
National
/ 31 March 2022

SASSA tops corruption complaints as 347 cases opened in government

Some 347 cases of corruption were reported to the commission in the last quarter of 2021, with the majority of these relating to the South African Social Security Agency

By Eunice Masson
High court dismisses Magashule’s bid to have corruption charges thrown out
Politics
/ 28 March 2022

High court dismisses Magashule’s bid to have corruption charges thrown out

The court also dismissed applications by Edwin Sodi and two former Free State officials, saying their objections should be aired in the criminal trial not on a preliminary basis

By Emsie Ferreira
Former Mozambican president Guebuza turns on his successor
Africa
/ 4 March 2022

Former Mozambican president Guebuza turns on his successor

Armando Guebuza gave evidence in a corruption trial that has transfixed the nation

By Bayano Valy and Luis Nhachote, The Continent
Suisse Secrets: The Kazakhstan president’s offshore stash
Business
/ 24 February 2022

Suisse Secrets: The Kazakhstan president’s offshore stash

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has sought to distance himself from his predecessor, but his family has its own secrets: Moscow apartments, Swiss bank accounts — and a money trail that goes far offshore

By Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project & Vlast (Kazakhstan)
What the historic leak of Swiss Banking records reveal
Business
/ 22 February 2022

What the historic leak of Swiss Banking records reveal

Despite pledges by Credit Suisse to crack down on illegitimate funds, leaked data shows the bank catered to dozens of criminals, dictators, sanctioned parties and political actors with outsized wealth

By The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project and Süddeutsche Zeitung
It is not all ‘doom and doom and doom and no action’, Ramaphosa insists, to MPs’ jeers
Politics
/ 16 February 2022

It is not all ‘doom and doom and doom and no action’, Ramaphosa insists, to MPs’ jeers

President concedes that South Africa is on a long and difficult journey ‘to renew the promise of our democracy’, but cites strengthening the NPA’s capacity as one example of progress

By Eunice Masson
Sona 2022: Business to assist NPA; Kenya helps Ramaphosa on metal theft
National
/ 10 February 2022

Sona 2022: Business to assist NPA; Kenya helps Ramaphosa on metal theft

Opposition parties say the need for private-sector involvement in state affairs is proof of a ‘failing dummy cabinet’

By Khaya Koko
Sona 2022: ‘Don’t tear our democracy apart’, says Ramaphosa
National
/ 10 February 2022

Sona 2022: ‘Don’t tear our democracy apart’, says Ramaphosa

The president promised that the state will act on the findings of the Zondo commission and vowed to cut red tape to facilitate job creation

By Emsie Ferreira
Open Letter to President Thabo Mbeki – Recommitting ourselves to nation building
Opinion
/ 9 February 2022

Open Letter to President Thabo Mbeki – Recommitting ourselves to nation building

‘We will engage in a rugged struggle to ensure that all those who are implicated in the State Capture report are brought to book’

By Kefentse Mkhari
Sona 2022: Tell us what’s happened, Mr President
National
/ 7 February 2022

Sona 2022: Tell us what’s happened, Mr President

The president needs to report back to South Africa on what his government has – and hasn’t – achieved since 2018

By Rebone Tau
Chief justice interviews: Mlambo laments toxic politicking around judiciary
National
/ 3 February 2022

Chief justice interviews: Mlambo laments toxic politicking around judiciary

The Gauteng judge president’s words turned prophetic as he came under sustained political attack in his interview for the post of chief justice

By Emsie Ferreira
How a telecommunications firm extracted Transnet money for the Guptas
National
/ 3 February 2022

How a telecommunications firm extracted Transnet money for the Guptas

The Zondo commission’s second report deals with the capture of Transnet through the ‘Gupta racketeering enterprise’

By Sarah Smit
SIU data explorer: The people and firms in the Covid procurement scandal
National
/ 2 February 2022

SIU data explorer: The people and firms in the Covid procurement scandal

Search the complete list of referrals made by the Special Investigating Unit against South African firms and individuals

By Adam Oxford
Sassa boss linked to R45.5m fraud
National
/ 1 February 2022

Sassa boss linked to R45.5m fraud

A company implicated in the Special Investigating Unit report is still doing business with the South African Social Security Agency

By Khaya Koko
Gupta kickbacks: Zondo recommends investigations into Gigaba, Molefe, Gama and Singh
Politics
/ 1 February 2022

Gupta kickbacks: Zondo recommends investigations into Gigaba, Molefe, Gama and Singh

The Zondo commission’s second report deals with the capture of Transnet through the Gupta racketeering enterprise

By Sarah Smit
President dissolved cabinet to unravel Malawi’s web of corruption
Africa
/ 1 February 2022

President dissolved cabinet to unravel Malawi’s web of corruption

President Lazarus Chakwera was elected with a mandate to clear up corruption. But this pits him against some of the country’s richest men and even members of his own cabinet

By Jack Mcbrams
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