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State Capture

ANC lambastes DA over cadre deployment records, hours before deadline
National
/ 19 February 2024

ANC lambastes DA over cadre deployment records, hours before deadline

Governing party says the opposition is ‘fully aware’ that it cannot find five years’ worth of deployment committee minutes

By Des Erasmus
Deliver the cadre deployment records by Monday or face prison — Steenhuisen warns ANC
Politics
/ 17 February 2024

Deliver the cadre deployment records by Monday or face prison — Steenhuisen warns ANC

The DA leader delivered the official opposition’s rescue plan for South Africa on Saturday, saying ‘we are in it to win it’

By Lizeka Tandwa
Ramaphosa shows appetite for uphill election battle in Sona debate
Politics
/ 15 February 2024

Ramaphosa shows appetite for uphill election battle in Sona debate

The president largely blamed the state of the country on the legacy of apartheid and the Zuma era but said the ANC was not finished yet

By Emsie Ferreira
Opposition accuses ANC of living in the past
Politics
/ 13 February 2024

Opposition accuses ANC of living in the past

The debate on the State of the Nation address, predictably, became a campaign stump for all parties

By Emsie Ferreira
Ramaphosa renews his vow to end state capture
Politics
/ 8 February 2024

Ramaphosa renews his vow to end state capture

The president said ‘every person responsible’ must be held to account, in a state of the nation address made with the election in mind

By Emsie Ferreira
State capture: Professional enablers can and must be held accountable for their role
Opinion
/ 6 February 2024

State capture: Professional enablers can and must be held accountable for their role

German software company SAP will cough up R2.2 billion. It’s a good start but not the end of the road

By Devi Pillay
Corruption in South Africa is ‘more entrenched’
National
/ 1 February 2024

Corruption in South Africa is ‘more entrenched’

Analysts have highlighted the inability to prosecute key perpetrators of corruption as the country slip down the global Corruption Perception Index

By Lyse Comins
SA scores below ‘flawed democracies’ in corruption index
National
/ 30 January 2024

SA scores below ‘flawed democracies’ in corruption index

The country performed worse than China and Cuba in Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index 2023

By Lyse Comins
The Arms Deal, a gateway to state capture
Politics
/ 28 December 2023

The Arms Deal, a gateway to state capture

The players in the weapons scandal involving bribes of about $300 million escaped justice

By Emsie Ferreira
Department of Public Enterprises
Cabinet Report Cards 2023
/ 22 December 2023

Department of Public Enterprises

State capture is often cited as the the reason for the department’s ongoing failures, but its problems run far deeper

By Sarah Smit
Department of Finance
Cabinet Report Cards 2023
/ 22 December 2023

Department of Finance

The journey to full-blown austerity is marked by changes to an economy presided over by a government adrift

By Sarah Smit
Beware of baseless judicial prejudice
Editorial
/ 8 December 2023

Beware of baseless judicial prejudice

Zondo is distrusted by the government, inevitably so because of his finding that the ANC was complicit in state capture

By Editorial
Ramaphosa’s economy and Mandela-era nostalgia
Opinion
/ 28 November 2023

Ramaphosa’s economy and Mandela-era nostalgia

Instead of prompting us to recapture our past, our current economic plight suggests we should break from it

By Sarah Smit
Koko, or a battle for accountability already lost in advance
Politics
/ 24 November 2023

Koko, or a battle for accountability already lost in advance

The National Prosecuting Authority has failed in another state capture case considered only the foothills of the mountain it must climb

By Emsie Ferreira
Case against Koko and Eskom co-accused removed from roll
National
/ 21 November 2023

Case against Koko and Eskom co-accused removed from roll

The state capture case has suffered long delays, prompting a successful application by the defendants to have it thrown out of court

By Emsie Ferreira
SCA orders oral argument in state’s bid to appeal Nulane ruling
National
/ 10 November 2023

SCA orders oral argument in state’s bid to appeal Nulane ruling

The National Prosecuting Authority lives to fight another day after losing face in the first state capture trial

By Emsie Ferreira
Bill to make Investigating Directorate permanent is flawed, parliament hears
National
/ 25 October 2023

Bill to make Investigating Directorate permanent is flawed, parliament hears

The measure cannot guarantee independency of the entity because it fails to address the reliance of the National Prosecuting Authority itself on the justice ministry

By Emsie Ferreira
I am an active SOE shareholder – Gordhan
Opinion
/ 20 October 2023

I am an active SOE shareholder – Gordhan

The public enterprises minister responds to coverage about his conduct at state firms

By Pravin Gordhan
We increasingly need the courts to defend justice
Thought Leader
/ 4 October 2023

We increasingly need the courts to defend justice

Online news articles in September were dominated by references to courts – cadre deployment, contempt, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, Eskom, corruption, Makhanda high court

By Ian Siebörger
Growing SA support for global anti-graft court
National
/ 23 September 2023

Growing SA support for global anti-graft court

The envisaged court would prosecute kleptocrats and corrupt officials and have powers to repatriate money stolen during incidents such as state capture

By Lyse Comins
SA renews its plea to UAE for Guptas
Politics
/ 22 September 2023

SA renews its plea to UAE for Guptas

But first justice officials want their Emirati counterparts to say plainly why the first was denied

By Emsie Ferreira
Batohi says SA rule of law is ‘on life support’
National
/ 21 September 2023

Batohi says SA rule of law is ‘on life support’

The National Prosecuting Authority claims it is as frustrated as the public with the slow pace at which state capture cases are moving

By Lyse Comins
Civil servants implicated in state capture resign to avoid prosecution
Politics
/ 19 September 2023

Civil servants implicated in state capture resign to avoid prosecution

The Special Investigation Unit wants to ‘pursue’ those who left to avoid accountability for their actions

By Paddy Harper
Democratic Alliance presses ANC for papers in mooted appeal on cadre deployment
Politics
/ 19 September 2023

Democratic Alliance presses ANC for papers in mooted appeal on cadre deployment

The official opposition has accused the ruling party of playing for time after it was ordered to release the record of decision-making on public service appointments

By Emsie Ferreira
Lamola insists there is progress in prosecuting state capture cases
Politics
/ 15 September 2023

Lamola insists there is progress in prosecuting state capture cases

Apart from seven cases before court, dozens more are under investigation, the minister told parliament

By Eyaaz Matwadia
SIU finalising Transnet state capture cases but financial recovery slow
National
/ 5 September 2023

SIU finalising Transnet state capture cases but financial recovery slow

The Special Investigating Unit told parliament that settlement agreements with various companies were in the pipeline

By Emsie Ferreira
Estina trial date set for August next year
National
/ 30 August 2023

Estina trial date set for August next year

As in the Nulane case, the prosecution alleges that the now fugitive Gupta brothers conspired with the accused to fleece the Free State

By Emsie Ferreira
Zondo commission punished with costs order in Salim Essa case
National
/ 21 August 2023

Zondo commission punished with costs order in Salim Essa case

The order raises questions as to who directs the defence of challenges to the work of commissions of inquiry

By Emsie Ferreira
Working to prevent state capture now and into the future
Politics
/ 14 August 2023

Working to prevent state capture now and into the future

The State Capture Commission made 205 recommendations on the criminal investigation and possible prosecution of people and companies

By Cyril Ramaphosa
High court denies NPA leave to challenge Nulane ruling
National
/ 3 August 2023

High court denies NPA leave to challenge Nulane ruling

The trial judge said the prosecution was trying to reserve questions of fact, not law

By Emsie Ferreira
Malema calls for Ramaphosa to pardon Zuma
Politics
/ 14 July 2023

Malema calls for Ramaphosa to pardon Zuma

The Economic Freedom Fighters leader has urged the president to do this to avoid further civil unrest and violence similar to the July 2021 riots

By Lyse Comins
Spy agency boss Thembi Majola to quit
Politics
/ 14 July 2023

Spy agency boss Thembi Majola to quit

The resignation comes at the height of renewed attacks on long-haulage trucks

By Lizeka Tandwa, Emsie Ferreira and Paddy Harper
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