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Questions over transparency in renewable energy land deals
Long-term leases turn public land into corporate profit, but it’s not clear how these deals are structured and whether communities are seeing their s
How South Africa’s Lesotho water project costs ballooned by R45bn
Political and administrative delays, treaty complications and changes in government leadership contributed to the jump
Digital trust at risk: Are municipalities able to protect our personal data?
Residents deserve to know that the information shared with their municipality is securely stored and will not be leaked, sold or weaponised
‘Record does not exist’ that $580 000 paid to Ramaphosa farm was declared on entry in South Africa
DA gets confirmation from Sars that ‘dirty dollars’ hidden inside couch on the president’s Phala Phala farm were not declared to tax agency
‘Steinhoff cannot cherry pick the PwC report for the public’
The retail firm has not established why the contents of the 3 000-page report is privileged, counsel argued. And even if it had, the report’s release is ‘in the public’s interest’
High court orders release of Zuma’s tax files to media
The court held that sections of the law providing for absolute taxpayer secrecy posed an unconstitutional limitation on the right to information and gave parliament two years to…
Cape quakes no concern for Koeberg
Last week’s tremor has anti-nuclear campaigners questioning the safety of Koeberg, although the nuclear facility said the plant is designed to sustain a magnitude-seven earthquake
Koeberg could power on to 2044
After three decades’ use, South Africa’s only nuclear power plant could see its lifespan extended by 20 years — despite objections
State agency lies about exec ‘purge’
South Africa’s animal vaccine agency said staff fled to avoid blame, but its CEO had in fact paid them to leave
Bosasa to Maimane: ‘No record of R500k contract with Andile Ramphosa’
Bosasa has replied to DA leader Mmusi Maimane, denying the existence of a contract with President Ramaphosa’s son, Andile Ramaphosa
Bosasa saga: DA calls for full-scale investigation
On Friday the president said the donation by Bosasa CEO Gavin Watson was received without his knowledge in October 2017
DA applies for access to Andile Ramaphosa’s Bosasa contract
President Ramaphosa said he’s seen the contract and his son denies receiving any payments from Bosasa
China’s R370bn ‘gift’ demands scrutiny
Africa is happy to replace its former Western colonisers’ with China’s investments — but the ‘win-win’ mantra doesn’t always stand up to examination
Right2Know requests Moerane Commission report be made public
The advocacy group says the premier must release the documents within 30 days or give valid reasons why he cannot
Read the damning SIU report on Gauteng health department corruption
Civil servants and politicians have been implicated in graft amounting to over R1-billion