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Kingsmead Book Fair returns with conversations SA needs right now
As the 14th annual Kingsmead Book Fair returns to Johannesburg, the beloved literary gathering once again creates space for difficult conversations, thoughtful reflection and the…
Sasol bombs: ‘It was like an earthquake’
This is an edited extract from Attacking the Heart of Apartheid by Yunus Carrim, which tells the story of the MK’s Special Operations Unit
The PPE scandal that the Treasury hasn’t touched
Many government officials have been talking tough about dealing with rampant corruption in PPE procurement but the majority won’t even release names of who has benefited from the…
Treasury presents Covid-19 corruption action plan
Reports of corruption, over-pricing and the delivery of sub-standard PPE have become the norm over the past five months as the country grapples with the Covid-19 pandemic
MultiChoice and SABC in cahoots over control mechanism
Controversy over the set-top box, which has delayed the government’s rollout of digital television for 16 years, rages on at the Zondo commission
Parly to probe Shivambu over alleged undisclosed VBS payments
A committee will look into allegations the EFF chief whip received payments from VBS which he failed to declare in Parliament
Experts queasy over SOE bank Bill
The treasury’s proposed changes paving the way for SOE banks come with strict conditions, but analysts point to already troubled institutions
Clipped Hawks falter over Steinhoff
The policing unit still needs hard evidence but says that the investigation is ‘receiving attention’
Parliament committee tells Hawks to move on Steinhoff
Steinhoff’s former CEO Markus Jooste testified to Parliament that he did not know about any ‘accounting irregularities’ at the furniture retail giant
Jooste: I did not know about accounting irregularities
Former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste has testified that the blame for the company’s share price collapse lay with a disgruntled former partner
How Markus Jooste plans to dodge Parliament’s tough questions
The elusive Jooste is set to appear in Parliament on Wednesday to answer questions from MPs
Editorial: We need to talk about the EFF’s wild claims
‘When Shivambu attacked Momoniat, he invited scrutiny of not just his own knowledge of the way Parliament works but also of the EFF’s ideologies’
Treasury slams Sars for not providing info in Makwakwa probe
Ismail Momoniat said the tax agency had not provided sufficient information to investigators during a probe into Jonas Makwakwa
Court to decide if Steinhoff’s ex-CEO will testify in Parly
The court may need to rule on whether or not Markus Jooste can testify in parliament, as MP’s agree to subpoena him
Parliament committee resolves to subpoena Markus Jooste
Parliament’s joint-committees have agreed to subpoena former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste, after he declined an invitation to appear before them