The battle for gas is far from over

Susan Comrie

28 January, 2022

Shell’s seismic survey may have been halted but energy minister Gwede Mantashe is pursuing an ambitious vision to reshape our energy future, powered by gas.

Zim tobacco barons’ planned capture of Tongaat Hulett

Sam Sole, Micah Reddy and Dewald van Rensburg

18 January, 2022

Zimbabwe’s controversial Rudland family is set to take control of the 130-year-old southern African sugar giant in a R2-billion takeover that has left some existing shareholders furious and raises fears the transaction could become a channel into the legitimate economy for dodgy cash.

The Guptas and coal: how state capture hobbled Alexkor, part 2

Micah Reddy

20 December, 2021

The teetering diamond miner Alexkor might be a lesser-known victim of state capture, but evidence before the state capture commission suggests Gupta family associates not only had an interest in the company’s diamond sales, they also had grand plans to use a repurposed Alexkor for their own coal interests.

2021: What a year!

Sam Sole | AmaBhungane Managing Partner

15 December, 2021

Like everyone else, amaBhungane has had a tough year, but we've emerged stronger and ready to grow — with your help.

Beijing’s soft power: China offers 300 000 vaccine jabs to SANDF soldiers

Tebogo Tshwane

14 December, 2021

China has offered 300 000 free Covid vaccine doses to South Africa’s military as part of Beijing’s soft-power push for global influence.

Clumsy Nersa redaction reveals “higher” cost of emergency power

Dewald van Rensburg

3 December, 2021

A small slip-up in the extensive redaction of documentation around potential 20-year contracts with the controversial Turkish Karpowership group has seemingly revealed that South Africa will pay far more than advertised.

Advocacy update: AmaBhungane’s win for transparency

Cherese Thakur

The High Court handed down judgment declaring the Executive Ethics Code to be unconstitutional, unlawful and invalid — internal campaign donations to be disclosed.

All that glitters: how state capture hobbled Alexkor

Micah Reddy

1 December, 2021

The Guptas’ poisonous legacy still haunts the diamond coast of the Northern Cape.

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26 November, 2021

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Zuma tax case: Five reasons why the panic over confidentiality is wrong

Cherese Thakur

22 November, 2021

The court ruling that former President Jacob Zuma hand over tax information has prompted a flurry of public debate over taxpayer confidentiality — much of it alarmist and wrong.

Update: #EarthCrimes — Limpopo’s dirty great white elephant

AmaBhungane Team

18 November, 2021

In a letter this week, China's ambassador to SA, referred to his country's commitment to “not build new coal-fired power projects abroad".

The R280m Joburg ‘crime scene’: How CoJ kept Kgoro in business (part three)

Susan Comrie

11 November, 2021

In part three of the series, we look at how the city, under the ANC’s leadership, rolled over and allowed a politically-connected consortium to hijack three hectares of prime city land.