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Contractors allegedly paid Transnet officials for lucrative procurement deals
ANC factions in several provinces are failing to abide by the dictates of the NEC’s decision that leaders who face corruption charges step aside from state and party posts
President Cyril Ramaphosa announces South Africa will move to level one of lockdown on September 20 after nearly six months of restrictions on movement, trade, learning and socialising
Amatola Water has charged its suspended chief executive, Vuyo Zitumane, for allegedly manipulating procurement processes and orchestrating protests against the board by the South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) to disrupt Amatola’s operations
A report by the Special Investigating Unit has urged Public Works Minister Patricia de Lille to take action against Melissa Whitehead and others
After a lengthy absence from public life, Deputy President David Mabuza returns to Parliament, providing assurances that rolling blackouts are temporary
AG Kimi Makwetu’s ‘real-time’ audit of contracts and relief schemes indicate ‘a higher risk of fraud and abuse of funds’
Last year, the high court set aside the findings of the commission of inquiry into the arms deal scandal. Now activists are calling on the judicial conduct committee to investigate the judges in charge
More than R10-billion has been spent on PPE. But healthcare workers say they are not getting enough masks and other gear to keep them safe from Covid-19. Sarah Smit, Paddy Harper and the M&G Data Desk dug into the numbers
The unrepentant, recalcitrant ANC secretary general thinks it’s okay for his and other wayward comrades’ kids to loot
The residents of five villages are calling for the district municipal manager to be arrested
The SIU is investigating 102 companies doing business with the provincial government in Gauteng alone
As Gauteng braces itself for its Covid-19 peak, the provincial government says it is knuckling down to deal with ‘shameful’ corruption allegations
Officials assisting with deceased estates, trusts, and protecting minors allegedly siphon off funds
An asset manager, VBS Mutual Bank and a Namibian bank have put the retirement funds of 26 000 municipal workers in South Africa at risk
In an interview with the Mail & Guardian Data Desk, the head of SIU said it is fixing internal problems
The company has contracts with various municipalities
Anti-graft unit confirms it is in the advanced stages of investigations into how elites have abused land reform programmes
If allegations prove true, it may mean that corruption at the regulator enabled unqualified people to masquerade as doctors and nurses.
Gavin Watson allegedly fostered a relationship with Zuma, whom he is said to have approached to help in shutting down an ongoing NPA case
The SIU is investigating a water project in Giyani which was cost between R1.2-million and R1.4-million to drill a borehole
A portion of that amount contains an illegal succession fee and a further R10.2-million for illegal appointments and dismissals
Hopes that a electrification of 26 villages would be restarted have been dashed by a legal dispute
President Ramaphosa has authorised the Special Investigations Unit to look into corruption in a few government sectors
Siyabonga Gama delivered the results with an axe hanging over his head as he has been served with a letter of precautionary suspension
A litany of allegations over alleged corruption involving state departments has plagued Bosasa companies and directors for more than a decade
Gauteng’s embattled health department is even more sickly than thought, according to a report
Civil servants and politicians have been implicated in graft amounting to over R1-billion
The alleged irregularities involving the contracting and prepayment made to Enviro Mobi has been referred to the SIU for investigation
In June this year, Mkhwebane put her signature to a report that seemed to suggest that the government must recover R1.125-billion from Absa.
He quit during a probe and red flags were raised when he was rehired by Ekurhuleni