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Regiments chairman & Thebe Investments co-founder Litha Nyhonyha.

ANC stands to benefit from R1bn Capitec bank bonanza

Regiments chairman & Thebe Investments co-founder Litha Nyhonyha.

Killer mayor still receives a salary

Killer mayor still receives a salary

Former Rustenburg mayor Matthew Wolmarans, who is serving a 20-year jail sentence for murdering a corruption whistle-blower, is still being paid a salary by the Rustenburg…

Mdluli lawyers tear into testimonies

The years since the murder work in former crime boss’s favour and place witnesses under stress

Mugabe man cashes in on diamond fields

Mugabe man cashes in on diamond fields

Mega-rich Zimbabwean businessman Robert Mhlanga stands at the centre of an opaque network of companies set up to cash in on the Marange diamond fields with the help of the…

Murky origins of politician’s Merc raises eyebrows

Questions have arisen about how ANC politicians Tokkie Mataboge acquired a pricey car belonging to murder-convicted former mayor Matthew Wolmarans.

Hulley and the R10bn tender fiasco

A court ruling that found the social grants contract "illegal has left many questions unanswered

Limpopo hospitals in dire state

Limpopo hospitals in dire state

Premature babies swaddled in plastic wrap, rotting limbs and the reuse of discarded medical items — these are some of the scenarios recounted to the Mail & Guardian during a tour…

Breytenbach inquiry chair says his forced recusal is ‘nonsense’

The National Prosecuting Authority’s legal team has been bickering for weeks.

Mrwebi accused of interfering in staff fraud probe

An alleged attempt to halt a probe follows prior accusations of meddling in controversial cases.

Suspicion circles Israeli diamond maven who ‘understands negroes’

Suspicion circles Israeli diamond maven who ‘understands negroes’

“Yossi, you don’t get it. I understand the politics of negroes.” Thus, Dan Gertler once bragged of his talent for cutting audacious deals with the Congolese government. Recorded…

Tokyo Sexwale and the DRC’s Mr Grab

Tokyo Sexwale funded the controversial Dan Gertler (pictured) who “grabbed and flipped” DRC mining assets. A $150-million investment tied Human Settlements Minister Tokyo…

Tokyo-linked company in Guinea row

Firm associated with Mvelaphanda involved in much-criticised loan to West African country.