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ANC PARLIAMENTARY CAUCUS

Cabinet applauds conviction of Home Affairs officials in fraudulent passport scheme

Home Affairs minister Leon Schreiber said the convictions proved that corruption could be defeated

  • Mandisa Makgakga
3 min read
In the know: Then Eskom chief executive André de Ruyter (left) briefs Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe (second left), President Cyril Ramaphosa (centre) and others about corruption and sabotage at Tutuka power station.
ANDRE DE RUYTER

Cabinet, board knew about Eskom corruption – and did nothing

Syndicates, sabotage, theft and inaction by those in the know has helped bring the state-owned power producer to its knees, hurting the country in the process

  • Paddy Harper
  • Emsie Ferreira
  • Mandisa Makgakga
  • Lizeka Tandwa
12 min read
Rhino poaching in South Africa is set to increase by 50% every year.
AB STEYN

Alleged rhino kingpin and an Mpumalanga businessman arrested for possession of 19 rhino horns

Out on bail on similar charges, Dawie Groenewald finds himself behind bars once again, this time alongside hunter AB Steyn

  • Eunice Masson
2 min read
ANDREW CAMPBELL

Skukuza court closure was like a ‘knife in the back’ of rangers

South Africa’s flagship wildlife-poaching court reopens in Skukuza after being shut for a year

  • Sheree Bega
4 min read
CHETTY FAMILY

The pensioner who ‘fronted’ for R10m of a family’s capture of SAPS

An old-age grant recipient was allegedly paid just R5 000 a month to be a director of one of the Chetty-owned companies

  • Khaya Koko
5 min read
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ARRESTS

R100-million: How one family captured the police

The family-run syndicate behind the alleged scam may have looted even more — as much as R1-billion

  • Khaya Koko
6 min read