ALL STORIES:
Sactwu drags Survé to court for Indy millions
10 August, 2021
Iqbal Survé has lost another longstanding ally – the union that lent him workers’ money to help take over Independent Media.
Insurrection: WhatsApp ‘instigator’ linked to Zuma family
31 July, 2021
The social media messages of a young KZN provocateur, who posted calls to shut down the highways, take us a step closer to the Zuma family.
Ekurhuleni: High hopes trashed as millions promised to community contractors evaporate
21 July, 2021
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AmaB Analysis: We must reclaim the state
16 July, 2021
We cannot abandon the state, even though it feels like the state has abandoned us.
Green Scorpions close in as Karpowership tries to save R225-billion deal
The Turkish-led consortium has filed an appeal against the rejection of its powership emergency energy solution on environmental grounds.
Special project: Tenders and powerships — all amaB’s stories on the RMI4P emergency power bidding process, Karpowership SA and more
14 July, 2021
Government’s strategy to address the country’s energy crisis — through its 20-year, multi-billion rand tender, has come under the microscope since energy minister Gwede Mantashe’s initial call for proposals in mid-2020.
Powerships: Inside the Karadeniz money-spinning global empire
12 July, 2021
The powership conglomerate earns an astonishing amount from its specialist offering to frail and broken states.
Karpowership SA: How much again?
The South African contract Karpowership is chasing could be a game-changer for the group, making Eskom its largest client globally.
Prasa bungles multimillion-rand plan to hire thousands of ‘volunteers’ as ‘guards’
9 July, 2021
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa planned to spend close to R200-million of its security budget on an ill-conceived community watch project that was rushed through despite questions about its funding and rationale.
AmaB comment: Departures and arrivals
2 July, 2021
A 20-year journey with Stefaans Brümmer and Jacob Zuma may be coming to an end, but with your support, amaBhungane’s work goes on – and remains as vital as ever.
Advocacy update: Constitutional Court vindicates amaBhungane’s legal strategy to ensure transparency in internal political party campaign funding
We will make our case for transparency once again in the high court.
VBS: indictment details “gratifications” driving municipal investments in doomed bank
Charges against three municipal officials arrested this week shed new light on how top VBS figures procured investments from two Gauteng municipalities in exchange for home loans, cars – and a year-end party.
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