ALL STORIES:
On the trail of the CWP’s orange gear
3 February, 2020
Supplying protective clothing to the Community Work Programme is big business.
Advocacy release: In CR17 case, amaB asks the court to uphold transparency
We’re not taking sides in the dispute between the president and the public protector.
At Community Work Programme, family and staff eat first
31 January, 2020
In the Eastern Cape, companies connected to the government-appointed agent are cashing in.
A multi-billion rand programme yet no protective clothing
30 January, 2020
Some Community Work Programme workers lack tools to do their jobs but are too scared to complain for fear of losing their jobs.
Who’s eating the Community Work Programme? Explore the data
29 January, 2020
Government spends R4-billion a year on the programme.
Cogta “asked SSA” to investigate journalist
While investigating government’s Community Work Programme, amaBhungane was handed a covert recording from 2017 of a senior government official claiming he asked the spooks to investigate collusion between contractors and a journalist.
Who’s eating Cogta’s R13bn Community Work Programme?
Facing an avalanche of allegations, the cooperative governance department has quietly launched a forensic investigation.
Sasol dumps Survé
22 January, 2020
Iqbal Survé’s Ayo Technology Solutions already faces an existential threat from the PIC and now has to contend with a new blow – its most important client, Sasol, is running for the hills.
The dirt on Deloitte’s consulting deals at Eskom, Part 2
16 January, 2020
In Part 1 we explained how Deloitte received R207-million worth of consulting work from Eskom through a process that chairman Jabu Mabuza described as difficult to conceive of anything “less fair, equitable, transparent or competitive”.
The dirt on Deloitte’s consulting deals at Eskom, Part 1
15 January, 2020
Deloitte, one of the “Big Four” accounting multinationals, took exception when South Africa’s electricity utility accused it of “pure corruption” and demanded repayment of R207-million in consulting fees from the state capture era.
Exclusive: Meet the whistleblower taking a stand against Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane
21 December, 2019
He is a senior investigator and union shop steward who worked directly with Mkhwebane in the early months of her tenure.
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