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The finance minister, his son and the Mozambican refinery

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Siyabonga Nene asked the PIC to finance a huge investment in Mozambique. He didn’t get that for himself

How Myeni broke SAA

Article Sam Sole Author, Craig Mckune, Tabelo Timse & & Sam Sole - 27 Nov 2015

Insiders have revealed how Dudu Myeni, a close friend of Jacob Zuma's, is steering the national carrier straight towards a calamitous debt mountain.

Why Tokyo Sexwale is wrong for Fifa

Article Craig Mckune - 30 Oct 2015

Sexwale's past is littered with controversies involving secretive business deals and problematic partners.

Why Tokyo Sexwale is wrong for Fifa

Article Craig Mckune - 29 Oct 2015

Sexwale's past is littered with controversies involving secretive business deals and problematic partners.

ANC front bids for power station

Article Sam Sole Author & Sam Sole - 11 Sep 2015

Despite party policy and an investigation, Chancellor House is again trying to cash in on state contracts.

Zuma: Mbeki offered me a R20m bribe

Article bogdan TagDiv - 16 Apr 2015

The president claims in court papers that his predecessor offered him R20m to go quietly.

Transnet tender boss’s R50-billion double game

Article Vinayak Bhardwaj Author, Sam Sole Author & Sam Sole - 3 Jul 2014

Guptas and Duduzane Zuma are hidden stakeholders in a strategic locomotive subcontracting company bought while the main tender process was ongoing.

Madonsela launches counter-attack against ministers

Article Sam Sole Author & Sam Sole - 13 Nov 2013

Thuli Madonsela has criticised claims her draft Nkandla report jeopardises Jacob Zuma's security, while revealing "resistance to the investigation".

Gold Fields link to Duduzile Zuma

Article Sam Sole Author, Tabelo Timse &, Craig Mckune & Sam Sole - 25 Oct 2013

President Jacob Zuma's daughter has declared that she owns or will own shares in the controversial mining company.

Gold Fields: Jerome Brauns versus Paul Weiss

Article Craig Mckune - 13 Sep 2013

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Spy tapes: Explosive and under wraps

Article Sam Sole Author & Sam Sole - 30 Aug 2013

The continued cover-up reveals the precariousness of the NPA's Zuma ruling.

Did US investors flout sanctions to help Mugabe?

Africa bogdan TagDiv - 8 Aug 2013

Authorities have been urged to investigate a hedge fund after it funded a $100m loan that allegedly helped Mugabe to steal the 2008 elections.

Finding truth in a culture of secrecy

Article bogdan TagDiv - 12 Jul 2013

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Nkandla: the story so far

Article bogdan TagDiv - 8 Jul 2013

GRAPHIC: The story of Jacob Zuma's private residence since his inauguration in 2009.

Intelligence Bill gives free rein to Big Brother’s eavesdroppers

Article bogdan TagDiv - 18 Mar 2013

Loopholes in draft legislation would give intelligence agencies a backdoor to your communications, no judicial oversight required.

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