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July 1994 Kigali: Then Rwandan vice-president Paul Kagame, the Tutsi-led RPF (Rwandan Patriotic Front) commander.         (Alexander Joe/AFP/Getty Images)
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Exclusive: Top-secret testimonies implicate Rwanda’s president in war crimes

Explosive witness testimony from the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda implicates Paul Kagame and the RPF in mass killings before, during and after the 1994 genocide.

Eskom’s worst case scenario forecasts almost daily load-shedding during the summer. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Eskom refers employees suspected of contracts graft for criminal investigations

The struggling power utility has updated Parliament on investigations into contracts where more than R4-billion was lost in overpayments

Former Gauteng health MEC

SIU report a ploy to ’embarrass Gauteng ANC’ — Hlongwa

Hlongwa says a report by the SIU linking him to corruption ​amounting to R1.2-billion, was nothing new and a ploy "to embarrass the Gauteng ANC"

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Cape Town investigation unit reinstated following shut down by De Lille

On Wednesday, the National Council of Provinces accepted a motion to see that the Special Investigation Unit gets back on its feet

Cassper Nyovest is nominated for five Channel O Music Video Awards.

Public protector: Money for water, mud-schools rerouted for Mandela funeral T-shirts

SIU must investigate Mandela funeral corruption

The decision by the rescue practitioners to place workers on leave and suspend domestic flights follows heated negotiations between the rescue practitioners and labour unions earlier in the week regarding the airline’s retrenchment process.

Zuma vows government will continue supporting embattled SAA

Former SAA board chairperson Dudu Myeni and six board members were sacked from the board last month.

The regulator won’t censure Minenhle Makhanya for designing a library while in arrears

Eight years on, the Nkandla scapegoats dwindle to one (and no, it’s not Zuma)

Come 2018, architect Minenhle Makhanya will stand alone on Nkandla, the last person who can be made to pay.

It is important to have a holistic financial plan to ensure efficiency and effectiveness across your savings needs

DA blocks ANC presentation on De Lille’s security upgrades

The DA has stopped an ANC councillor from sharing information with a portfolio committee on Mayor Patricia de Lille’s security upgrades to her house

Mothotlung: Much more wrong than one broken water pipe

In Mothotlung, where three people died this week during a stand-off with police at a service delivery protest, municipal failures are the norm.

Zuma’s leadership an empty shell

South Africans are crying out for real leadership because they are not getting it from President Jacob Zuma, writes Nickolaus Bauer.

Zuma unleashes SIU on fraud

Zuma unleashes SIU on fraud, corruption at Eskom

President Zuma has given the Special Investigating Unit the go ahead to investigate Eskom for evidence of corruption, fraud and maladministration.

Zuma appoints new SIU acting head

President Jacob Zuma has appointed deputy national director of public prosecutions, advocate Nomvula Mokhatla as the new acting head of the SIU.

ANC: Heath resignation ‘regrettable’

ANC: Heath resignation ‘regrettable’

There was mixed reaction from parties over the resignation of newly-appointed SIU head Willem Heath, with the ANC saying it was "regrettable".

Heath rant ‘devoid of all truth’

Heath rant ‘devoid of all truth’, says Mbeki

Thabo Mbeki has demanded evidence of allegations that newly appointed SIU head Willem Heath had initiated two criminal cases against Jacob Zuma.

Hofmeyr dropped as head of Special Investigating Unit

Hofmeyr dropped as head of Special Investigating Unit

President Jacob Zuma has announced the appointment of Willem Heath as head of the Special Investigating Unit, dropping Willie Hofmeyr.

We’re transforming as fast as we can

We’re transforming as fast as we can, says SIU

The SIU insists it is working to achieve employment equity, after unions accused unit boss’s Willie Hofmeyr’s of failing to address transformation.

Police ‘not consulted’ in bid to end dodgy lease deal

Protector entitled to special investigation unit’s help

The Public Protector, Advocate Thuli Madonsela, is entitled to enlist the aid of the Special Investigating Unit when investigating, says her office.

Why is Balfour protecting Bosasa?

The M&G previously reported that Bosasa is under investigation by the SIU for alleged tender fraud relating to DCS contracts.

Remember the rule of law?

South Africa’s young constitutional democracy is now facing serious challenges that threaten to unmake a great beginning. In managing the contradictions within and between the…