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More North West mayors face recall

Politics Paddy Harper - 17 Sep 2020

The ANC is wielding its axe to clear out ineffective councillors and those facing criminal charges

Zandile Gumede and her supporters face ANC backlash

Politics Paddy Harper - 16 Sep 2020

Defiant backers of the former eThekwini chairperson and mayor, who has appeared in court over corruption charges linked to a tender, face disciplinary action over ‘divisive’ court protest

Calls to cap Eskom tariff increases

Business Tshegofatso Mathe - 30 Aug 2020

The national energy regulator has been accused of not following its mandate to protect consumers by allowing above inflation electricity price hikes

PPE scandal takes the bread out of SMEs’ mouths

Business Tshegofatso Mathe - 27 Aug 2020

The Special Investigating Unit is probing contracts worth more than R5-billion, over corruption allegations regarding the procurement of goods and services needed for the government’s Covid-19 response

Trolley tender causes Acsa eruption

Article Sabelo Skiti - 28 Feb 2020

Stolen contract exposes rift in the senior ranks at the state airport’s management companies

Tender irregularity symptoms missed

Article Athandiwe Saba - 15 Nov 2019

The beleaguered Road Accident Fund’s former CFO, who was found to have meddled in a tender, is administering the government medical scheme

Corruption case opened against GCIS’ Phumla Williams

Article Jeanette Chabalala - 29 Oct 2018

The former head of government communications, Donald Liphoko, has opened a corruption case against the agency's acting chief executive

Letters to the editor: September 15 to 21 2017

Article Staff Reporter - 15 Sep 2017

A reader writes in about Kwane Capital's tender to supply earthmoving equipment.

Wheels come off bus fuel tender

Article Dineo Bendile - 18 Aug 2017

Jo’burg’s Metrobus persisted with a R200m contract despite audit advice to the contrary

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SIU and finance company face off over R92-million tender

Article Sihle Manda - 21 Jul 2017

The Special Investigating Unit claims fraud but the company’s owner says this is defamatory

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Blitzed patrol: Cops’ wheels have come off

Article Staff Reporter - 2 Oct 2014

Hundreds of police cars are out of action after the SAPS botched a multimillion-rand spares tender

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Trifecta case: Govt building was incomplete, ten months later

Article Sapa - 6 Feb 2014

Work to make a Trifecta building ready for government office work in Springbok was left incomplete for 10 months, despite payment having been made.

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Madonsela to investigate City Power tender, despite internal ‘all clear’

Article Sapa & Staff Reporter - 5 Nov 2013

The public protector has to verify the findings of a probe City Power claims "cleared" it of corruption in the awarding of a R1.25-billion tender.

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North West veers further off the road

Article Staff Reporter - 23 Aug 2013

Road users might just have to wait longer for construction on the Lichtenburg-Koster road to resume.

R200m spent and going nowhere

Article Mmanaledi Mataboge - 16 Aug 2013

Work has again ground to a halt on a provincial road after four years of wrangling over tenders.

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