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SAA bailout raises more questions

Business Sabelo Skiti - 15 Oct 2020

As the government continues to grapple with the troubles facing the airline, it would do well to keep on eye on the impending Denel implosion

Bank guarantees foil Denel’s R4.5-bn Egypt contract

Business Sabelo Skiti - 22 Aug 2020

Loss of work is the last thing the beleaguered state enterprise needs

State capture commission granted a 13-month extension

Article Franny Rabkin - 24 Feb 2020

Judge Wendy Hughes says this is the final extension because finality is "owed to the nation"

A Sona to reflect troubled times

Article Bongekile Macupe & Khadija Patel - 13 Feb 2020

Ramaphosa and his role model Nelson Mandela became presidents of South Africa in very trying times

Cosatu has a plan to save Eskom

Article Kevin Davie - 30 Jan 2020

The union federation says urgent, bold action is needed to keep the state-owned utility (and South Africa) going

Denel’s secret R6.3bn export deal

Article Thanduxolo Jika & Sabelo Skiti - 8 Nov 2019

The state defence company is fired up about the large contract but is keeping mum on the details

EDITORIAL: Arms against democracy

Article Editorial - 8 Nov 2019

Make no mistake: this is a deal with the devil, and the real cost will be recorded not on any balance sheet, but on the nation’s soul

Denel wants to sell arms to Egypt

Article Sabelo Skiti, Thanduxolo Jika & Khadija Patel - 27 Sep 2019

Nearly 2 000 people were arrested in Egypt this week. Their crime? Daring to protest against the country’s military government. The act of...

Just in time: Denel will be able to pay June salaries

Article Mashadi Kekana - 26 Jun 2019

The SOE had announced on Tuesday that it was not going to be able to pay full salaries for the month but a lender has come to the rescue

Embattled Denel can’t pay full salaries for June

Article Kiri Rupiah - 25 Jun 2019

The embattled arms manufacturer says it has alternative but to cut back on salaries

PART I: A radical blueprint for Ramaphosa’s Cabinet

Article Richard Calland - 22 May 2019

By doing so the president not only shows he has guts, but governance will be more effective

Amnesty report says SA arms diverted to Yemeni militia

Article Kiri Rupiah - 6 Feb 2019

Between 2015 and the end of 2017, South Africa transferred $62-million worth of major conventional weapons to the UAE

Embattled Denel gets new CEO

Article Gemma Ritchie - 20 Dec 2018

Daniel Du Toit is expected to build on the turnaround strategy that was introduced at Denel earlier this year

Denel suffers over R1.7bn loss, expects more in future

Article Khulekani Magubane - 5 Dec 2018

The state-owned arms company has yet to submit an annual report for the 2017/18 financial year

Denel confirms cancellation of Supra Jr’s bursary

Article Kiri Rupiah - 5 Dec 2018

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

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Ithala backs its embattled chairperson

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Q&A Sessions: ‘My north star is the patient’

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special reports - 23 Oct 2020

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special reports - 22 Oct 2020

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special reports - 20 Oct 2020

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Combatting wildlife crime in Southern Africa activity annual programme statement (APS) No. 04

special reports - 20 Oct 2020

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