The public protector was wrong to think legal review was the remedy for incompetence on her part; it is, in fact, removal, an independent report concludes
Former State Security Agency boss Arthur Fraser goes on the offensive as allegations mount against him at the inquiry into state capture
If the rich and powerful are afforded amnesty, then so too must the poor who are often pushed into lives of crime
Attempts to trade amnesty for information about state corruption have caused conflict as well as controversy in other countries.
The transport minister uses humour, which his targets don’t find funny, to survive in tough times or to divert attention from a problem.
Gogo Dlamini, Themba Dlamini’s mother, died of Covid-19, but Mzanzi has a chance to rid the country of fraud and exploitation and instead serve ‘Gogo Dlamini’, the people of South Africa
The passenger rails agency is to act against officials implicated in former public protector Thuli Madonsela’s 2015 report on corruption and maladministration
The cautionary tale of Bell Pottinger reminds us of the role of journalism in a democracy and why we owe it to ourselves to be more responsible about the media we consume
As I reflect on my time as editor amid today’s uncertain world, one thing is certain: the M&G’s importance in our media landscape
Judge Wendy Hughes says this is the final extension because finality is “owed to the nation”
In the Ramaphosa vs Mkhwebane case, the court has been asked to rein in the public protector
The Public Protector has still not received confirmation from former president Jacob Zuma that she may access his tax records — despite a tweet from Zuma’s twitter account in November. Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane and the commissioner of the South African Revenue Service (Sars), Edward Kieswetter, are in a court battle after Kieswetter refused to […]
The deputy chief justice says the inquiry’s terms
of reference are too broad and it would take six years to look into state capture in such detail
hree EFF MPs advanced towards the public enterprises minister in a ‘threatening manner’
The power utility’s former CEO will argue that lower judges were wrong to rule that he is received an unlawful benefit
The unit believes Minenhle Makhanya authorised and oversaw the implementation of improvements and the installation of security measures at Nkandla
Brian Molefe did not seek approval when the price for the acquisition of 1 064 locomotives hiked by billions of rands.
The Gupta leaks revealed that Dlodlo’s stay in Dubai was arranged by the Gupta-owned Sahara Computers, and was paid for by Fana Hlongwane
State capture and the collapse of major businesses have cast the spotlight on auditors and industry regulators
Former treasury DG Lungisa Fuzile detailed how Des van Rooyen tried to appoint Malcolm Mabaso as an ‘informal’ adviser
The former president thought the court erred by holding him personally liable for the legal costs
The Gupta brother’s affidavit also states he offered his cellphone records to the former public protector Thuli Madonsela, a claim she rubbishes
A group of academics have assiduously assembled the evidence to lay bare the workings of a parallel state, writes Shaun de Waal
The attorney was part of a high-profile group that trashed the public protector’s Nkandla report
Technical terms and a grim outline of systemic abuse defined the start of the state capture inquiry
In the first round of state capture hearings, South Africans can hear firsthand how cabinet positions were allegedly offered by the Gupta family
Former finance deputy minister Mcebisi Jonas and ANC MP Vytjie Mentor are among the first witnesses who have been called to testify at the inquiry
Justice Zondo is requesting that the 180 days the commission was initially granted, be extended so its work could be completed
Internal disciplinary hearing finds Musa Zwane and Phumeza Nhantsi guilty of gross financial misconduct, negligence and dishonesty
The public protector has been accused of making unreasonable changes to her predecessor’s draft report
CEO of AfriForum, Kallie Kriel, said Malema should have his day in court
Last year in Parliament, Zuma refused to answer questions about his legal costs, and told the National Council of Provinces it was "not [his] problem"