2021: The year of the whistleblower
Their role in our democracy has been invaluable, and they will need our protection and support
Nomvula Mokonyane
Careers the Zondo state capture inquiry has ended (or not)
From Vincent Smith to Gwede Mantashe, those named and shamed have met with differing fates
Zondo villains: Amnesiac, paranoid, unhinged
South Africans listened to the weird testimony of people who denied they looted the country’s coffers — except Zuma, who refused to respond
Massive water price hike looms for Dolphin Coast
Umgeni Water has won the right for a more than 40% levy increase on private water supplier
ANC candidates list filled with people accused of crimes, but too late to make changes
Court challenges loom as ANC branches cry foul over the culling of popular candidates
New membership system encounters problems in ANC branches
The Lower South Coast region has complained of a plot by some branch secretaries to manipulate the system
Environment department says no to controversial Watson family wind farm
Controversial Eastern Cape project poses high risks to threatened birds of prey
The Zondo commission of evasion
Obfuscation, non sequiturs, outright lies, senseless babble, curry breaks — and we’re paying for it all
Citizens tired of being played for a fool
The use of a South African Air Force jet by ANC officials without the minister following the required procedures is one such case — and more questions arise on examination of that case
Special Investigating Unit probes Covid-19 tenderpreneurs
The SIU is investigating 102 companies doing business with the provincial government in Gauteng alone
Editorial: Stop looting Mlangeni’s legacy
Covid-19 has exposed how widespread corruption tore the heart out of our institutions, from parastatals to hospitals and infrastructure projects.
Mokonyane: ‘There was nothing untoward about the ANC’s Bosasa ties’
The former minister likened the controversial firm to any other private sponsor of the governing party
Mokonyane ‘sets the record straight’ at Zondo commission
Speaking before the Zondo commission, the former minister refuted claims by Bosasa executive Angelo Agrizzi that she had dodgy ties to the firm
Water theft: Thirty years of looting
New research details how the department was broken, profiting a select few and leaving a third of South Africa’s population without clean water
Our future is here: Empty taps, dry lands, thirsty power plants
Johannesburg uses 530-million more litres of water than it is allowed to – every single day
The ANC is at war with itself
Its integrity commission has found that factional battles are harming the party’s ability to function
MECs, not Angie, have to fix schools
Contrary to popular belief, the real power in education lies not at state level but with the provinces
Merged ministries a mixed bag
Analysts approve of the choice of finance and public enterprise ministers, but worry about energy and water
Mokonyane withdraws as MP citing family responsibilities
The Environmental Affairs Minister will not be serve as member of Parliament
Ramaphosa promises balanced Cabinet that will ‘please all’
The president says he is still finalising just how his administration will look like
Zondo commission: The return of Agrizzi
The former Bosasa chief operating officer will reportedly implicate another MP in corruption allegations
New directorate to deal with state capture proclaimed by Ramaphosa
The Presidency said the new directorate would investigate “common law offences” including fraud, forgery, theft and “any offence involving dishonesty”
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Corruption pays: The multimillionaire who sold off SA’s fuel reserves, and Fired PIC exec ‘lied’ about VBS bank bribes
Lists scandal will haunt Ramaphosa
Internal divisions and his focus on reviving the state have warped the selection of ANC candidates
PIMPLES: Bird’s-Eye View
Former Bosasa COO Angelo Agrizzi sings like a canary at the state capture inquiry
Zondo commission — Bosasa still in the spotlight?
After a number of revelations relating to the Bosasa scandal, the Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture is set to continue this week
Implicated ANC leaders carry on regardless
Jacob Zuma will campaign for the ANC in the final weekend of voter registration in Gauteng, despite the new allegations of corruption against him.
Zondo slams ‘money-hungry’ media
The deputy chief justice accused the media of undermining the commission after Sunday newspapers published information from leaked documents
Mokonyane slams Zondo commission amid Bosasa allegations
Environmental Affairs Minister Nomvula Mokonyane has hit out at allegations of her involvement in the scandal
Knives out at water and sanitation
Intrigue and accusations of blackmail fly amid the bid to clean up the troubled department
Money issues bedevil climate talks
But SA’s delegation leader Derek Hanekom believes everyone wants to see a deal reached
Water-shedding will make load-shedding seem like a jol
Supplied water is too cheap. A litre bottle of water in a supermarket is R10, whereas 1 000 litres to your house costs just R50