Craig Mckune
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PIC’s dodgy oil investment going down the tube
A R4-billion Public Investment Corporation investment could be wiped out as Texan oil firm files for bankruptcy
Survé’s listing ship
The intended listing of Sagarmatha Technologies was a mirror image of a deal in which the PIC was used to massively underwrite the Survé fortune.
Guptas sue for 27.5% of Independent Media
The Guptas are now legally fighting for a large stake in Independent Media due to a 2012 pact made between them and the company’s chair, Iqbal Surve.
What’s black and white and in the red all over?
Though the Public Investment Corporation has a massive stake in the struggling Independent, it has all but handed control to Iqbal Survé.
Grants ‘monopoly’ under fire
Vodacom stands to gain millions of customers via exclusive deal with social grants contractorCraig McKune
Absa Cape Epic: The Prologue in Meerendal
After completing the trial stage of the Absa Cape Epic, nerves are beginning to kick in for AmaBhungane reporter Craig McKune.
Another red flag raised in Sassa tender
Bidders were culled for not offering voice verification, which has not been used for two years
Was Baleka Mbete crucified?
Whichever way you look at it, the questions about Gold Fields’s mega BEE transaction are justified, say Drew Forrest and Craig McKune.
Gold Fields deal: Key witness ‘recants’
Although a witness in the "bribery" case says he has been misquoted by lawyers, a slideshow containing an "unequivocal testimony" shows otherwise.
Stokvel ‘lost millions’ to Mrs Block
More than 1 700 people invested their savings in a scheme they now believe was fraudulent.
More questions over Hulley’s role in R10b social grant tender
Officials differ on whether Michael Hulley, responded to critical questions about a grants tender. Craig McKune reports.
Banks bent over backwards for Zuma
After 1994, South Africa’s biggest banks bent over backwards to accommodate Jacob Zuma, who regularly splurged on credit.
Property mogul Roux Shabangu in BEE fronting case
The public works department claims businessperson Roux Shabangu fraudulently used his empowerment credentials for a R137-million lease deal.
Social grant contractor’s sideline plan
The controversial R10-billion tender winner, South African Social Services Agency, wants to sell financial products to 10-million state beneficiaries.
Malema’s time of reckoning
As investigations approach their final stages, he has lined up a powerful defence team.