ALL STORIES:
Khama ‘abusing’ state media
13 May, 2011
President Ian Khama's administration has been accused of censoring labour leaders in Botswana's ongoing public sector strike.
Toilet tenders stink
Fresh allegations of tender corruption in the unenclosed toilets saga have been levelled against Moqhaka Municipality officials in the Free State.
New revelations in mineral rights controversy
Mineral Resources official in "close personal relationship" with controversial mine bids businessman.
Deals and death in North West
A Rustenburg municipal councillor was killed within days of reporting a dodgy contract.
ANC mayor stood to profit from open toilets
11 May, 2011
A company co-controlled by the ANC mayor of a Free State municipality won the tender to build the toilets at the centre of a new political row.
M&G’s Mondi triumph: Journalism is a team sport
Awards littered the Mail & Guardian offices in Rosebank, Johannesburg after a good haul at the annual Mondi Shanduka Newspaper Awards.
Contract scandals continue to emerge
6 May, 2011
More decisions by public works department officials come under scrutiny.
Smoking the peace pipe ‘in the interests of cricket’
In a surprise move this week Cricket South Africa president Mtutuzeli Nyoka won more than his reinstatement.
Decision on new arms deal probe delayed
Concourt postpones arms deal activist Terry Crawford-Browne's bid to force President Jacob Zuma to appoint a commission of inquiry into the arms deal.
Kidneygate: What the Netcare bosses really knew
29 April, 2011
Netcare was warned by a top specialist to stop Israeli "tourist transplants" but the company dismissed his advice and hid behind a legal façade.
Public service strike exposes chinks in Botswana’s armour
Almost 100 000 public servants have been on strike in Botswana since Monday last week, in an unprecedented display of popular militancy.
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