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The IJ Hub is Hiring: Managing Partner
10 April, 2022
Lead a dynamic non-profit that supports investigative journalism regionally.
R90m hack at Postbank kept under wraps
30 March, 2022
Unknown individuals, most likely working from inside the aspiring state-owned Postbank, stole millions through the social grant system late last year.
SA pursuing major gas deal — and Russia wants in
28 March, 2022
Gazprombank, owned by Russia’s state-owned gas supplier, confirm they are considering a bid for what is potentially a multi-billion-rand contract — which, if awarded, would raise questions as to whether South Africa’s stance on Ukraine is being influenced by its thirst for gas.
How armed gangs steal millions worth of fuel from buried Transnet pipelines
18 March, 2022
As fuel prices soar, South Africa loses millions of litres each year to sophisticated gangs of petrol thieves.
Analysis: Iqbal vs the banks — behind Survé’s conspiracy theories
16 March, 2022
In a desperate attempt to regain access to the banking system the media mogul has cast the net of his alleged enemies ever wider and more wildly.
Joburg council set for showdown over city manager appointment
10 March, 2022
As the race for the position of Joburg’s city manager heats up, fractures are showing in the DA-led coalition that governs the metro.
NUMSA at war with itself over investment company
3 March, 2022
Financial difficulties facing a business owned by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa have exposed tensions in the country’s largest union.
Judge Maya allegedly repeated allegations about Judge Mlambo before interview
23 February, 2022
Claims have emerged that Supreme Court of Appeal president Mandisa Maya repeated allegations that her rival for the position of Chief Justice, Gauteng Judge President Dunstan Mlambo, was implicated in sexual harassment.
Strike three: Is Iqbal Survé finally unbankable
19 February, 2022
Nedbank has joined other banks and put Iqbal Survé and his entire Sekunjalo empire on notice.
UPL chemical disaster: Toxic smoke finally identified
14 February, 2022
Seven months after a chemical warehouse in Durban was set alight, residents finally have some answers about which chemicals they inhaled.
Gold export scheme: the Rudland connection
10 February, 2022
Family interests behind the prospective new owners of Tongaat Hulett appear to be linked to a web of companies suspected of shifting money offshore and which are seemingly entangled in a SARS gold scam investigation.
Gold ‘scam’ robs SA of billions, says SARS
3 February, 2022
VAT fraud involving the export of illegal gold cost the South African fiscus tens of billions of rands, SARS alleges.
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