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For whom the Bell tolls
The cautionary tale of Bell Pottinger reminds us of the role of journalism in a democracy and why we owe it to ourselves to be more responsible about the media we consume
Editorial: Capture virus hits again
State Security Agency still cannot produce the security clearance certificate required for the incumbent, Baptiste Dungu, to occupy the top post at the Onderstepoort Biological Products
Ace’s son evicted from Gupta house
Tshepiso Magashule had to be forced out of the property, leaving behind his dog and a history of close ties with the Gupta family
Want a jet, a car, a house? Gupta sale is on
Money from the dodgy family’s assets will be used to settle debts. Eight companies are under business rescue – but what’s the point?
Who’s who on the US blacklist
The Mail & Guardian dug through the list of more than 7 000 entries on the US Office of Foreign Assets Control’s report
Mkhwebane loses again, this time over Vrede dairy probe
High court says public protector’s failures when probing Gupta-linked project "impacted on the rights of the poor and vulnerable in society”
New Age and ANN7 were my idea, Zuma says
Former president bemoans plan to remove him, details plot including using “suicide bombers” to assassinate him
SA’s monetary policy needs a serious overhaul
Recent pronouncements by Lethuli House, and Ace Magashule in particular, merely muddied the waters
Eskom ‘misled’ treasury over multi-billion rand Gupta contract
According to testimony before the Zondo commission, Eskom appears to have misled treasury about the quality of coal from a Gupta-owned coal mine
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