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The connections that disconnected Jo’burg
4 February, 2011
The seeds of the crisis in Jo'burg's billing system were sown five years ago when a R208m tender was awarded to an inexperienced company.
Tender storm over basic education
28 January, 2011
Contracts worth R250-million went to a company linked to the DG's mother-in-law to be, but all parties deny that there is a conflict of interest.
Another big bonus for Majola
Cricket South Africa approved a bonus of over R1m to chief executive Gerald Majola, while a committee was largely in the dark about two other bonuses.
Fraud suspect gave ANC R3,6-million
21 January, 2011
Businessman Gaston Savoi, who is accused of bribing government officials for tender awards worth more than R86m, donated about R3,6m to the ANC.
No escape from hell behind bars
Once inside, torture and violence are the norm, and there is little redress.
Charges against lensman escalated
14 January, 2011
Mail & Guardian photographer Oupa Nkosi is facing trial for "assault with the intent to do grievous bodily harm".
Zuma’s dodgy new NPA choice
President Jacob Zuma has appointed a deputy to prosecutions boss Menzi Simelane who was previously facing charges of dishonesty.
DA accelerates appeal against Simelane
The DA has formally applied to the Constitutional Court to hear the party's bid to overturn Zuma's appointment of Menzi Simelane as NDPP.
Ex-con is Khulubuse’s link to Chinese deals
7 January, 2011
An SA-based Taiwanese man, Jen-Chih "Robert" Huang, has emerged as the middleman in deals between Chinese companies and President Jacob Zuma's nephew.
That’s the way the cookie crumbles
23 December, 2010
Stefaans Brümmer and Ilham Rawoot report on the cronies who were discovered this year with their hands in the public cookie jar.
Khulubuse Zuma tries to pay workers secretly
17 December, 2010
CEO of embattled mining company Aurora Empowerment Systems, allegedly tried to pay a union representative R5-million for unpaid workers' salaries.
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