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A delegation from the MK party allegedly met Ngrayi Ngwenya on Sunday to convince him to join the party
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Insiders say that the party’s campaign to retain KwaZulu-Natal would rely on Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma and Zweli Mkhize
The ANC is unlikely to act against the two leaders despite calls by senior members for them to be disciplined
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As in the Nulane case, the prosecution alleges that the now fugitive Gupta brothers conspired with the accused to fleece the Free State
The two leaders are seen as highly influential in KwaZulu-Natal, where the ruling party is bleeding votes
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Not investigating politicians is a breach of standards, former public protector tells inquiry into her successor, Busisiwe Mkhwebane
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There is progress cleaning up corruption but party reform lags behind and the president can’t afford to lose allies, even those implicated in the Zondo report
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The matter will be ‘processed’ by the new national executive committee being elected at Nasrec.
ANC MPs voted down the Ngcobo report that recommended he face further inquiry over the Phala Phala scandal
The president has made strides in renewing the state but how he deals with individuals in the ANC linked to state capture may be his undoing in the party
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The former minister, Ugeshni Govender and Ronica Ragavan appeared in court on charges relating to the R280-million Estina dairy farm project
The chairperson of parliament’s portfolio committee for transport will be indicted for the dairy farm scandal this week
Several witnesses have testified that Mkhwebane covered her tracks in investigations and court
The directive in the report that the mandate of the Reserve Bank be changed was dictated to the public protector by intelligence officials, a suspended employee testified
The final Zondo report recommends that law enforcement agencies investigate the pair for their part in the failed R280-million project
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A busy year looms for Ramaphosa and allies as he fights to lead the ANC and the country come 2024.
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Given the slow pace of change in mining and other sectors, some analysts have raised concerns that the ruling will cause empowerment efforts to unravel
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Kubentheran Moodley was caught trying to ‘flee’ to Dubai allegedly after his family was threatened by a debt collector and the state seized R232-million worth of his assets
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The state capture inquiry heard forensic evidence on how the Guptas allegedly milked the Free State government in more than the Estina scandal
The former minister and Free State MEC for agriculture denies any knowledge of the Guptas’ role in the deal and his trip to India
On Ace Magashule’s watch, speaking out has cost more than a few whistleblowers their lives
Controversial MPs who have engaged in questionable conduct are back in Parliament thanks to the governing party
That ANC secretary general’s statement on the Reserve Bank this week sent shivers down the country’s spine
The minerals council has applied for a judicial review of the charter over provisions that it says could leave it unsustainable
The embattled power utility will be the commission’s focus for the next three weeks
The former minister’s role in Gupta-owned Tegeta’s acquisition of the Optimum Coal Mine is to be closely probed by Zondo commission
The council issued its responses to the policy, which was gazetted by Minerals Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe last week
The Mining Charter has focused on empowerment targets and benefits for mining communities
The long-awaited release of a renewed charter comes a week after confirmation that it had been approved by Cabinet
South Africa’s ‘big four’ banks could have been locked out of the international payments system with ‘absolutely catastrophic’ results
‘Two years later, it is still quite a marvel to understand how deep the Guptas’ network ran’