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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

Watershed: The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority building in Maseru. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi

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

South African Local Government Association submission to parliament admitted that only 28% of municipalities had implemented minimum Protection of Personal Information Act compliance requirements by mid-2023. Photo: Reuters

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

President Cyril Ramaphosa.

‘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

On 5 December 2017, Markus Jooste (right) suddenly resigned as Steinhoff chief executive amid an investigation into accounting irregularities at the firm.  (Photo by RODGER BOSCH / AFP)

‘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’

Former president Jacob Zuma. (Michele Spatari / AFP)

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…

Eskom said all protocol was observed when the unit was shut down.  (David Harrison/M&G)

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

Ailing power utility Eskom has warned it will have to ramp up load-shedding during the winter months.(Photo: David Harrison/M&G)

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

Much to beef about: Onderstepoort Biological Products is a state-owned entity charged with preventing and controlling animal diseases. (Photo: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

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

‘I have absolutely nothing to do with this. I have never received such a payment,’ says Andile Ramaphosa (SABC Screenshot)

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

‘There can’t be double standards. President Ramaphosa has appointed independent inquiries to investigate corruption elsewhere. Now the same standard must apply to him and his family’ says DA leader Mmusi Maimane (David Harrison/M&G)

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

‘I have absolutely nothing to do with this. I have never received such a payment,’ says Andile Ramaphosa (SABC Screenshot)

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 hasn’t invaded Africa, doesn’t appear to be involved in political destabilisation, and is probably less economically manipulative than, say, the European Union or Brazil,” writes the author. (Reuters)

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

Oby Ezekwesili says she decided to pull out after ‘extensive consultations with leaders from various walks of life across the country over the past few days’. (Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)

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