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Friends like these: Gaston Savoi has reached a ‘sensitive’ plea bargain agreement with the National Prosecuting Authority and, in return, will testify against government officials. Photo: Foto24/Getty Images

Hawks circle over ANC heavyweights Mabuyakhulu and Nkonyeni as Gaston Savoi makes deal with NPA

Tenderpreneur Gaston Savoi throws his amigos, including Peggy Nkonyeni and Mike Mabuyakhulu, under the bus

Sipho Shabalala. (Facebook)

Former KwaZulu-Natal treasury head starts jail time in ‘Amigos’ case

Sipho Shabalala was sentenced to 15 years after being convicted of corruption, fraud, money laundering and contravening the Public Finance Management Act

Former ANC KwaZulu-Natal deputy chairperson, Mike Mabuyakhulu. (Photo by Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Mabuyakhulu: I took the R1-million, but not from Savoi

The former ANC provincial treasurer says the donation was used to pay for its conference in 2008

Uruguayan businessman Gaston Savoi.

Gaston Savoi’s Namibia and Uganda links

Uruguayan facing charges in SA is linked to contentious dealings in both countries

ConCourt ruling provides certainty for Intaka case

A Constitutional Court ruling means the Intaka fraud and corruption case involving Gaston Savoi and Fernando Praderi will finally go ahead.

Uruguayan businessman Gaston Savoi.

Intaka case: Concourt rules on Prevention of Organised Crime Act

The Constitutional Court has found that parts of an Act are not invalid after businessperson Gaston Savoi sought an order in the high court for this.

Intaka accused challenge organised crime law

A legal challenge by Intaka Holdings owners, at the centre of a multimillion-rand corruption trial, could have huge ramifications for law enforcers.

Fraud case against Block postponed again

Fraud case against Block postponed again

The fraud and corruption case involving Northern Cape ANC chairperson John Block, which dates back to 2010, has been postponed until next year.

Savoi’s wings remain clipped

Savoi’s wings remain clipped

The Northern Cape High Court has confirmed that after Gaston Savoi received permission to undertake a business trip to Angola police still stopped him

Molelle 1

Molelle 1, Simelane 0

The NPA boss, Menzi Simelane, has lost the first round in his fight with his subordinate in KwaZulu-Natal.

Courts cleared Savoi’s Angola trip

Courts cleared Savoi’s Angola trip

Both the Pietermaritzburg Regional Court and the Kimberley Magistrate’s Court gave permission to Gaston Savoi to undertake a business trip to Angola.

Fraud suspect gave ANC R3

Fraud suspect gave ANC R3,6-million

Businessman Gaston Savoi, who is accused of bribing government officials for tender awards worth more than R86m, donated about R3,6m to the ANC.

It takes two to do the Savoi tango

The <i>M&G</i> this week makes it clearer than ever that unregulated party funding and political deployment can become an instrument for corruption.

Block’s ‘free guesthouse makeover’

Subcontractor ‘has documents’, but Trifecta denies renovations were paid by another project.

Asset raids snare ANC heavies

Asset raids snare ANC heavies

The corruption probe centring on Uruguyan businessman Gaston Savoi and his Intaka health group is likely to have political fallout.