The minister has endured through a leasing scandal and factional wars in the police because the president can’t jettison the KwaZulu-Natal support base that he commands
Bheki Cele and Jacob Zuma share a relationship dating back to the 1980s
From being axed by Jacob Zuma, Bheki Cele is now tasked with putting him in jail
The Land Bank is trying to recoup an R82m loan from government officials and property mogul Roux Shabangu for a bungled development in the North West.
Nedbank has bought controversial tycoon Roux Shabangu’s Sanlam Middestad building for R66-million at an auction in Centurion.
The public works department claims businessperson Roux Shabangu fraudulently used his empowerment credentials for a R137-million lease deal.
A former business partner of Roux Shabangu has obtained a court order preventing the property tycoon from threatening, assaulting or contacting him.
Cabinet’s view on embattled police chief Bheki Cele’s conduct should be taken into account, the inquiry into his fitness to hold office has heard.
Former deputy police chief and procurement head Hamilton Hlela made several assumptions which he acted on without consultation, the inquiry heard.
Controversial property mogul Roux Shabangu has refused to testify before the board of inquiry investigating misconduct allegations against Bheki Cele.
Roux Shabangu says reports he was fired from the construction of aR20-million police station in Mpumalanga are ‘misleading and untrue’.
Police commissioner and his expert-turned-adversary testified this week.
Suspended top cop Bheki Cele continues to distance himself from the police lease scandal, suggesting he was to blame only for trusting his deputies.
Police say they have been excluded from action to end the controversial headquarters lease deal, despite having to pay R600-million if the case fails.
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The lease for the ICD building was signed by Roux Shabangu, even though the building was owned by his former partner, Japie van Niekerk.
Roux Shabangu says he is ‘intrigued’ by Thuli Madonsela’s investigation into his ties with suspended acting public works director general Sam Vukela.
The public protector is investigating the relationship between businessman Roux Shabangu and the suspended acting director-general at public works.
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/ 6 December 2011
Businessman Roux Shabangu has challenged the public protector’s probe into a lease agreement for police headquarters in Pretoria.
The public protector has begun her probe into the Independent Complaints Directorate’s lease deal with controversial businessman Roux Shabangu.
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/ 15 November 2011
The police’s Independent Complaints Directorate was sent packing by MPs on Tuesday after pleading ignorance on the inflated cost of its new offices.
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/ 4 November 2011
A building leased to the Independent Complaints Directorate has been fingered for a fourfold leap in directorate’s bill.
Roux Shabangu says he will cooperate with Public Protector Thuli Madonsela should she probe another lease agreement involving him.
The public works ministry has been found to have made another expensive lease agreement with Roux Shabangu, this time for the head office of the ICD.
Property tycoon Roux Shabangu says the suspension of national police commissioner General Bheki Cele is President Zuma’s business, not his.
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/ 21 October 2011
Months after the <i>New Age</i> reported that police commissioner General Bheki Cele was to be shipped off to Japan, he remains in his post.
Prior to the R1.7-billion police headquarters leasing scandal, developer Roux Shabangu was a major beneficiary of "irregular" Land Bank loans.
Public works used to be run like a "cash cow", but minister Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde says "clueless" comrades will no longer be given state contracts.
The presidency has rejected a call for a parliamentary debate on the "growing list of state deals that have benefited President Jacob Zuma’s family".
The president has accepted the findings on the leases for two new police headquarters — and a recommendation of remedial action, media reports say.
Jacob Zuma has said he will delay the appointment of a new chief justice as "it was a crucial decision impacting on the lives of South Africans".
President Jacob Zuma and the ANC appear to be conflicted as complex relationships between President Zuma and King Mswati’s clique emerge.