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Why the Big Fish escape the justice net

Opinion Casper Lӧtter - 4 Dec 2020

The small fish get caught. Jails are used to control the poor and disorderly and deflect attention from the crimes of the rich and powerful.

NPA recovers nearly R12-billion

Article M&G Data Desk - 1 Nov 2019

In the past year alone, the Asset Forfeiture Unit has recovered money and assets gained through corruption-related crimes

Koloane and the Waterkloof landing: So what if you help the Guptas?

Article Kiri Rupiah - 10 Jul 2019

Someone please call the police, the Hawks, the NPA… everyone

Mswati wanted Trillian to turn his country into a tax haven

Africa Thanduxolo Jika & Sabelo Skiti - 4 Jul 2019

The Gupta-linked company that had an ‘interest’ in South African SOE's also tried to get a slice of the pie in eSwatini’s government projects

NPA’s new directorate consolidating state capture cases

Article Sabelo Skiti - 18 Apr 2019

This month, the NPA confirmed the appointment of Matric Luphondo and Andrea Johnson to the directorate, but who will head it is yet to be announced

Matshela Koko: ‘I am a victim’

Article Sarah Smit - 11 Mar 2019

The former Eskom executive denied a slew of corruption allegations made against him in an interview with Eusebius McKaiser

Guptas’ Eskom shenanigans exposed at Zondo inquiry

Article Sarah Smit - 1 Mar 2019

"Eskom allegedly gave Tegeta preferential treatment even though the coal it supplied from its Brakfontein mine did not pass quality checks."

Malema in a letter to Ramaphosa: Sack Nene

Article Raeesa Pather - 9 Oct 2018

The EFF’s commander in chief has demanded that President Cyril Ramaphosa fire Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene before the mid-term budget speech

Public protector confirms Nene probe

Article Sarah Smit - 9 Oct 2018

Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane has confirmed she will investigate allegations related to a PIC investment that allegedly benefitted the minister’s son

Chawla demanded a luxury flight to Gupta naturalisation inquiry

Article Sarah Smit - 9 Oct 2018

The Gupta lieutenant said his immediate return to South Africa would be subject to Parliament purchasing him a business-class flight

‘Baker’ Brian Molefe’s Eskom runs short of coal

Article Tebogo Tshwane - 21 Sep 2018

The power utility said it was doing everything possible to deal with the coal crisis but the risk of load shedding 'always exists'

State capture inquiry: Zondo to hear why banks cut Gupta ties

Article Sarah Smit - 17 Sep 2018

In 2016, Absa, FNB, Nedbank and Sasfin unexpectedly cut ties with Gupta-owned businesses and shut down their bank accounts.

I didn’t plot against Cyril, says Ace

Article Matuma Letsoalo Author & Dineo Bendile - 14 Sep 2018

But the ANC’s secretary general said he would never give up on former president Jacob Zuma

Editorial: Definition of state capture

Article Editorial - 14 Sep 2018

It is documented widely that the Gupta family has amassed a fortune through businesses that have, at various times, intersected with the state

Gordhan to defend Transnet cleanup

Article Athandiwe Saba - 7 Sep 2018

The public enterprises minister faces a court challenge into his 'racist' dismissal of a Transnet board member

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Construction sites are a ‘death trap’

Bongekile Macupe - 4 Dec 2020

Four children died at Pretoria sites in just two weeks, but companies deny they’re to blame

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Koko claims bias before Zondo commission

emma balfour - 4 Dec 2020

In a lawyer’s letter, the former Eskom chief executive says the commission is not being fair to him

National

ConCourt asked to rule that Zuma must testify for 10 days next year

emma balfour - 4 Dec 2020

It is Zondo's legal end game and will leave the former president, his supporters and those implicated in state capture to increasingly play fast and loose at imputing political motive to the commission

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