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Mohai takes helm of new PIC board as governance challenges remain

The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) has welcomed the appointment of its new board, led by chairperson Seiso Mohai, as a crucial step towards restoring stability after a…

Under fire: Public Investment Corporation chief executive Patrick Dlamini. Photo: Supplied

‘PIC whistleblower takes board overhaul battle to Parliament ahead of Dlamini court challenge’

As suspended Public Investment Corporation (PIC) chief executive Patrick Dlamini challenged his precautionary suspension in the Gauteng High Court, a whistleblower asked…

Masondo resigns as PIC chair as Godongwana prepares sweeping board overhaul

Public Investment Corporation (PIC) chairperson David Masondo has resigned as Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana prepares a sweeping overhaul of the board of Africa's largest…

Businessman Kagiso Matjila has threatened the PIC, the Government Employees Pension Fund and PIC chief executive Patrick Dlamini with a R1 billion damages claim in an escalation of the battle over the Lanseria International Airport dispute.

Editorial: Political interference will hurt PIC

The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) is facing its most serious governance crisis, with the suspension of its chief executive, board resignations, and allegations of political…

Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo. (X)

Masondo resigns as PIC chair, warns investigations must not be ‘swept under the carpet’

Public Investment Corporation (PIC) chairperson David Masondo has resigned, becoming the latest senior casualty of the governance crisis engulfing South Africa's largest asset…

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana.

PIC crisis escalates as whistleblower accuses Godongwana of board interference

A whistleblower has escalated the governance crisis at the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) to Parliament, alleging that Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana attempted to…

David Masondo, Deputy Finance Minister. (Photo by Gallo Images/Die Burger/Jaco Marais)

Exclusive: Two PIC directors resign days after CEO’s suspension

Two Public Investment Corporation (PIC) directors have resigned less than 48 hours after the board voted by an overwhelming majority to place chief executive Patrick Dlamini on…

PIC appoints Batandwa Damoyi as acting CEO as board resignations deepen turmoil

The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) has appointed chief financial officer Batandwa Damoyi as acting chief executive with immediate effect following the precautionary…

BREAKING: PIC CEO Patrick Dlamini placed on precautionary suspension

Public Investment Corporation (PIC) chief executive Patrick Dlamini has been placed on precautionary suspension by the corporation’s board. This decision follows weeks of…

EXCLUSIVE: PwC findings behind the PIC’s Lanseria fight

A confidential draft PwC forensic report obtained by the Mail & Guardian has raised questions about the calculation used to settle the long-running Lanseria Airport dispute,…

Businessman Kagiso Matjila has threatened the PIC, the Government Employees Pension Fund and PIC chief executive Patrick Dlamini with a R1 billion damages claim in an escalation of the battle over the Lanseria International Airport dispute.

Why a settled Lanseria dispute still haunts the PIC

What began as an arbitration over Lanseria Airport has escalated into a major governance crisis for the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), involving a whistleblower complaint…

How Lanseria became the fault line in the PIC power struggle

The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) is embroiled in a significant governance crisis, stemming not from a recent whistleblower complaint, but from a long-standing dispute over…

Lanseria dispute at heart of PIC board probe

A whistleblower complaint before the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) board highlights governance issues, alleged conflicts of interest, and the authority behind a forensic…

Under fire: Public Investment Corporation chief executive Patrick Dlamini. Photo: Supplied

Explosive whistleblower report nails PIC CEO

The board of the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) has begun assessing allegations against chief executive Patrick Dlamini after receiving a whistleblower complaint that raises…

Due diligence: The Mpati Commission found that the PIC had not always adhered to sound policies, processes and frameworks. Photo: Screenshot

Hunt on for PIC’s lost billions

Despite asset growth to R3.7 trillion, questions persist over distressed loans and legacy investment scandals

Former Anglo underground mine workers in Newtown, Johannesburg. Photo: Brian Sokutu

Mine communities group launches campaign against Anglo over plight of former workers

The Mining Affected Communities United in Action says the mining giant must ‘take full responsibility for unpaid debts and abandoned communities’

President Cyril Ramaphosa

Ramaphosa: Sovereign wealth fund delayed, but will happen

The president said the fund would not be an additional burden to taxpayers because it would be financed by dividends from ‘well managed’ state-owned entities

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RCL withdraws interdict, so Tongaat creditors’ vote goes ahead — for now

Business rescue practitioner Metis has agreed to amend the ‘unlawful’ Vision group rescue plan

Ghost towns: The mills in Tongaat, Maidstone and Felixton have fallen silent. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Sugar industry holds its breath as Tongaat mum on Robert Gumede buyout

The business rescue practitioners are also silent over the company’s debt deal

At stake: Tongaat Hulett employs 40  000 people on its farms in KwaZulu-Natal (above) and Mpumalanga and 65 000 more in Botswana, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Robert Gumede’s Tongaat Hulett purchase hinges on R2bn PIC loan

The agreement will give Terris Sugar discounted ownership of Tongaat Hulett’s R8 billion bank debt and control at the upcoming creditors’ vote