How Sars was ‘defrauded’ of R13.9 million by Chetty ‘crime’ family
/ 21 March 2023

How Sars was ‘defrauded’ of R13.9 million by Chetty ‘crime’ family

The son allegedly declared zero income in 2021 despite raking in R29 million in state contracts

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Sassa pensioners allegedly assisted ‘corrupt’ Chetty family to defraud SAPS
/ 19 November 2022

Sassa pensioners allegedly assisted ‘corrupt’ Chetty family to defraud SAPS

Salamina Khoza and Sarathamoney Sigamoney are accused of fronting for companies that received nearly R150m in ‘fraudulent’ police contracts

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Bathabile Dlamini lives to fight another day as the top six blink first
/ 6 April 2022

Bathabile Dlamini lives to fight another day as the top six blink first

The ANC Women’s League president has said she is ready to continue leading the organisation

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NPA fails to deal with R7.8bn in Covid-19 corruption
/ 27 January 2022

NPA fails to deal with R7.8bn in Covid-19 corruption

Not ‘trial ready’: 386 Special Investigating Unit referrals lead to just one case in court so far

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Five-year drama over Sassa cleaning deal
/ 18 January 2022

Five-year drama over Sassa cleaning deal

Welfare agency allegedly bent procurement process to suit a contractor previously found guilty of collusion, and preferred bidder Corporate Cleaning wants damages paid

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Sassa security tender headed to court
/ 15 January 2022

Sassa security tender headed to court

Lawyers have questioned why there was no objection period for the R181-million contract to guard four facilities.

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Bloated Sassa to make staff cuts
/ 19 June 2021

Bloated Sassa to make staff cuts

The social security agency has ‘lost’ R2-billion on unnecessary salaries and through wasteful expenditure

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Sassa official in fraud probe is promoted
/ 3 June 2021

Sassa official in fraud probe is promoted

Totsie Memela-Khambula has been accused of promoting a senior manager who is implicated in a R1.3m corruption probe

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Sassa chief executive  ignores R45m jobs-for-pals claim
/ 22 May 2021

Sassa chief executive ignores R45m jobs-for-pals claim

Totsie Memela-Khambula has known about allegations of a nepotistic tender for months but taken no action

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Land reform is about more than just land
/ 13 January 2020

Land reform is about more than just land

On paper, the Bino family of Kowa (formerly Elliot), Eastern Cape, are a land reform success story. In 2000, they applied with their relatives to pool their government subsidies and buy the 500-hectare Killcholoumkill farm, which the government had bought from a white commercial farmer for the purposes of land reform.  Over the past 20 […]