Government ‘punishes’ non-profits in charge of the Community Work Programme

Gemma Ritchie

12 June, 2020

For the last three months the department of co-operative governance and traditional affairs (Cogta) has not paid the non-profits which manage the Community Work Programme, claiming that they have failed to account for how government’s money was spent.

Advocacy comment: AmaBhungane fights for media access to courts under lockdown

Cherese Thakur

11 June, 2020

Lockdown shouldn’t have to mean 'locked out': amaBhungane champions keeping courts accessible to the media in the time of Covid-19.

Minister and chief executive both exposed by cover-up for union king-maker

Sam Sole and Sibongakonke Mama

9 June, 2020

Human settlements, water and sanitation minister Lindiwe Sisulu and the suspended Amatola Water chief executive Vuyo Zitumane are pointing fingers at each other over the reinstatement of an Amatola union boss who was given his job back despite being found guilty of five disciplinary charges, including not disclosing a previous conviction for armed robbery.

Eskom demands PwC pay back R95-million in consulting fees

Susan Comrie

8 June, 2020

Last year a confidential investigation delivered a damning assessment of PwC’s consulting work at Eskom, describing the fee structure as “patently unlawful and stupendously egregious”.

Covid-419 scams abound

Gemma Ritchie

5 June, 2020

Fraudsters are using the coronavirus pandemic to target unsuspecting and desperate people online.

How the Guptas’ R9-billion loco heist went down

Stefaans Brümmer

1 June, 2020

Not for the fainthearted: Drawing on contracts and banking data we make public for the first time, we analyse in detail how Transnet locomotive suppliers pledged R9-billion in kickbacks to the Guptas, of which at least R3.

Locorruption reloaded: We reveal Gupta kickback contracts worth R9bn

Stefaans Brümmer

Three years ago today amaBhungane and its #GuptaLeaks partners revealed a kickback contract between the Guptas and a locomotive manufacturer contracted to Transnet.

Where did all the masks go?

Dewald van Rensburg

22 May, 2020

Before Covid-19 lockdown South Africa’s personal protective equipment manufacturers exported masks like there was no tomorrow, contributing to the current shortage.

Superheroes need help too: health workers in plea for protective gear 

Tabelo Timse

Health and emergency workers are on the front line of the Covid-19 war, but there have been reports that many go into battle with inadequate personal protective equipment.

Battleground social media: How disinformation, propaganda and manipulation shape our online discourse

Susan Comrie, Micah Reddy and Sam Sole

19 May, 2020

From Putin, Trump and Zuma directly to your screen – or via a myriad of intermediaries – the goal is the same: influence.

Treasury orders investigation into Joburg’s EFF-linked fleet contract

Micah Reddy

18 May, 2020

National treasury has deemed a controversial City of Johannesburg fleet contract “irregular”, instructing that it should be cancelled and subjected to a forensic investigation.

Lindiwe Sisulu appoints ‘conflicted’ firm to run investigation

Sam Sole

15 May, 2020

There are questions about the overlapping political and corporate relationships of a forensic firm she appointed.