A covert undertaking, Operation Wave, paid out R48-million to journalists and media houses from state security funds
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The president’s response to the chief justice’s findings suggest he will continue to bide his time before the ANC conference in December
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The president’s failings were mentioned. Read between the lines and you’ll find Farmgate too
Facemaskpreneurs and state capture agents are the only ones unhappy about Wednesday’s dual announcements
The largest sources of state capture money were Transnet and Eskom, two of South Africa’s most fragile state-owned entities
The final chapter of the state capture report found that investigation was interrupted at Zuma’s urging to protect Fraser
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The final Zondo report recommends that law enforcement agencies investigate the pair for their part in the failed R280-million project
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The chief justice said widening the scope of the inquiry into state capture meant there was not enough time to investigate everything without stretching it by another 10 years
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The chief justice said the delay of almost a week was caused by fact-checking the fifth and final chapter of his report
The extradition treaty between South Africa and the United Arab Emirates does not restrict the NPA only to charges listed in the formal extradition request, but only to offences carrying a penalty not more severe than those
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Ramaphosa represents a political elite eager to appease corporate South Africa and foreign investment. Opposing this faction is a kleptocratic formation keen to amass wealth through the abuse of state funds.
At least two former senior executives of state owned entities will be arrested
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Fugitives Rajesh and Atul Gupta were arrested four months after Interpol issued a Red Notice against them. But they are just the latest.
Justice ministry has confirmed the arrests and that discussions with UAE authorities are ongoing
The presidency says while a robbery took place, there was “no basis” for Fraser’s allegation.
Gama, Eric Wood, Garry Pita, Phetolo Ramosebudi and Daniel Roy appeared before the Palm Ridge magistrate’s court on charges of fraud, money laundering and contravention of Public Finance Management Act
The treasury’s relaxation of procurement rules will allow the state utility to attend to its ageing power stations far quicke
Disagreements over a basic income grant, labour law reform and how to save the economy mean consensus is still far off. But trade-offs – and political shifts – will eventually have to be made for there to be any hope of real change
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The power utility’s board and management need reinforcements to ready it for the future, the public enterprises minister said
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Recommendations by the Zondo commission include investigation and possible criminal prosecution for Brian Molefe, Matshela Koko and Anoj Singh
The document, drafted ahead of the governing party’s policy conference later this year, poses the need for broader public-private collaboration
The Spanish locomotives procured in an infamous state capture deal will be adjusted to run on local railway lines in an agreement designed to ensure the company recovers R1-billion of the money it lost
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The court also dismissed applications by Edwin Sodi and two former Free State officials, saying their objections should be aired in the criminal trial not on a preliminary basis
President Cyril Ramaphosa has rejected a recommendation from the JSC that he appoint Supreme Court of Appeal president Mandisa Maya as head of the judiciary
For leaders, in government or in business, there is only one solution — we must all put in the work to not only transform ourselves and our mindsets, but to earn the moral authority to lead
Vladimir Putin has breached international law and South Africa argues that the matter must be resolved through dialogue — but this assumes the autocrat and rogue leader will participate in good faith
The finance minister made a smallish exception for Denel in terms of funding but warned that the government wants to push ahead with plans to consolidate SOEs that no longer served a function
President concedes that South Africa is on a long and difficult journey ‘to renew the promise of our democracy’, but cites strengthening the NPA’s capacity as one example of progress
Opposition parties say the need for private-sector involvement in state affairs is proof of a ‘failing dummy cabinet’
As the president spoke about state capture, opposition MPs murmured disparagingly in a manner previously reserved for his predecessor Jacob Zuma
Ramaphosa says fundamental changes are underway in South Africa’s beleaguered energy sector
‘We will engage in a rugged struggle to ensure that all those who are implicated in the State Capture report are brought to book’