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Leaked WhatsApps: How access to PIC execs may have facilitated deals
18 May, 2019
Leaked messages show how a little-known businessman, Lawrence Mulaudzi, gained an inside track with the PIC and its then-CEO, Dan Matjila, setting his sights on becoming a billionaire with pensioners’ money.
Malawi ballot paper deal sparks ‘suspicion’
16 May, 2019
Dubai firm embroiled in fresh controversy over high contract price, alleged contact with ruling party.
UK charity with ANC heavyweights on board accused of laundering Congo autocrat’s reputation
15 May, 2019
Former SA president Kgalema Motlanthe and ex-ANC treasurer-general Matthews Phosa are members of the Brazzaville Foundation's advisory board.
How a South African hunting resort opened a window to Saudi crown prince’s business empire
9 May, 2019
An investigation that began with an obscure Limpopo game farm has uncovered a shadowy international network of proxies, offshore firms and shelf companies concealing the Saudi royal family’s wealth.
WhatsApps expose Floyd and the ‘Red Boys’
6 May, 2019
A series of cryptic messages suggest that EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambvu used his political profile for financial gain.
Update: My big fat Gupta wedding – the movie
3 May, 2019
A YouTube video reveals the extravagance of the self-exiled family’s latest wedding, in the United Arab Emirates.
Company linked to Ace Magashule scores big on Free State road projects
30 April, 2019
Did companies associated with the erstwhile Free State strongman have a stranglehold on provincial contracts? New data suggests some did.
SAPS Wars Part 3: Bheki Cele, Robert McBride and the mysterious Mr Marimuthu
8 April, 2019
What’s behind the fallout between Robert McBride and Bheki Cele – and the ANC? McBride’s testimony at the Zondo commission will answer some questions, but the back story goes back more than a decade.
Mutharika’s ‘abuse’ of police under fire
30 March, 2019
Police are deployed in their hundreds to guard the Malawi president’s huge motorcade – and they can stand for up to 16 hours without being fed.
Property developer rides the Jobs Fund train
29 March, 2019
Is it aid for desperate Diepsloot businesses — or a R1-billion stalking-horse for a rich developer?.
Leaked recording captures ANC MEC’s rant over expedited delivery
13 March, 2019
An audio recording of a meeting between MEC Faith Mazibuko and her staff raises questions about electioneering and its influence on tender processes.
Rare Namibian hardwood trees face the chop
Efforts to curb deforestation in Namibia are facing opposition from influential politicians with vested interests in the local forestry industry.
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