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Questions over transparency in renewable energy land deals

Long-term leases turn public land into corporate profit, but it’s not clear how these deals are structured and whether communities are seeing their s

South African Local Government Association submission to parliament admitted that only 28% of municipalities had implemented minimum Protection of Personal Information Act compliance requirements by mid-2023. Photo: Reuters

Digital trust at risk: Are municipalities able to protect our personal data?

Residents deserve to know that the information shared with their municipality is securely stored and will not be leaked, sold or weaponised

President Cyril Ramaphosa.

‘Record does not exist’ that $580 000 paid to Ramaphosa farm was declared on entry in South Africa

DA gets confirmation from Sars that ‘dirty dollars’ hidden inside couch on the president’s Phala Phala farm were not declared to tax agency

Different sides: Minister of public works Patricia de lille. (David Harrison/M&G)

Patricia de Lille embroiled in sexual harassment, abuse cover-up claims

The minister has denied concealing an investigative report into alleged gross violations at a state architectural body

Former president Jacob Zuma. (Michele Spatari / AFP)

High court orders release of Zuma’s tax files to media

The court held that sections of the law providing for absolute taxpayer secrecy posed an unconstitutional limitation on the right to information and gave parliament two years to…

Dondo Mogajane (left) and Tito Mboweni. (Photo by David Harrison)

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…