The SIU revealed that it is investigating 658 companies that may have profited unfairly from the Covid-19 crisis. Together those companies raked in over R5-billion — money that could have been better spent plugging some of the many leaks that have imperilled South Africa’s democracy.
Loss of work is the last thing the beleaguered state enterprise needs
Former finance minister Des van Rooyan said he did not have Mohamed Bobat’s CV when he appointed him as a special adviser
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
It is unwise to entrust our fingerprints, biographical details and legislative authority to a syndicate of delinquent government officials
Although Benjamin Fogel denies the relevance of the South African Communist Party — and gets a few facts wrong — some of his points are correct
Geoff Makhubo is clearly not only tarnished, but also divisive, which raises serious questions about why the ANC leadership wants him to run the city
Tshepiso Magashule had to be forced out of the property, leaving behind his dog and a history of close ties with the Gupta family
Money from the dodgy family’s assets will be used to settle debts. Eight companies are under business rescue – but what’s the point?
The Mail & Guardian dug through the list of more than 7 000 entries on the US Office of Foreign Assets Control’s report
High court says public protector’s failures when probing Gupta-linked project "impacted on the rights of the poor and vulnerable in society”
Former president bemoans plan to remove him, details plot including using “suicide bombers” to assassinate him
‘There’s a palpable frustration that has for too long permeated South African society’
Someone please call the police, the Hawks, the NPA… everyone
Former chief of state protocol tells state capture inquiry that the landing, for which he was suspended, wasn’t part of any agenda
The news media was a counterweight to a criminal enterprise that had captured the state
The judicial commission of inquiry into state capture has heard a number of testimonies implicating the former president in state capture
The party says it is because of the ruling which found Mkhwebane’s report into the Vrede dairy farm project ‘invalid and unconstitutional’
In a statement issued on Monday evening, Mkhwebane said she was concerned about the ruling
Mxolisi Dukwana says he has struggled obtaining crucial documents to corroborate allegations made about the ANC secretary general
According to testimony before the Zondo commission, Eskom appears to have misled treasury about the quality of coal from a Gupta-owned coal mine
Eskom was effectively ‘fooling the system’ when it made a multimillion-rand prepayment to the Guptas for coal from the ailing Optimum coal mine
Snehal Nagar and Gert Opperman from Eskom’s primary energy division will testify at the Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture on Tuesday
Mbalula’s supposed confirmation of the Gupta family’s influence drew no response from the former president
Manuel is expected to tell the commission about his speculation that Mbalula’s 2010 appointment as sports minister was influenced by the Gupta family
During his testimony before the commission, Glencore executive Clinton Ephron detailed the events that led to Optimum going into business rescue
Former Glencore CEO Clinton Ephron will take the stand on Wednesday and is set to outline how the company was pressured into selling the Optimum mine
The embattled deputy national director of public prosecutions said basing decisions on public perceptions could be dangerous
This week Mentor became the first of the commission’s witnesses to be cross-examined
Former ANC MP Vytjie Mentor will be cross-examined on damning allegations she made in her earlier testimony in August 2018
Mentor took the stand to defend the testimony she gave before the commission in August last year. She will be the first witness to cross-examined
The former ANC MP’s contentious testimony will be put to the test this week