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The tangled web of the Lesotho wool war
11 October, 2018
A spiralling war between the Lesotho government and the country’s 37,000 wool and mohair farmers took an alarming new turn last week with the arrest of their association’s outspoken frontman.
The finance minister, his son and the Mozambican refinery
5 October, 2018
Siyabonga Nene asked the PIC to finance a huge investment in Mozambique.
Cleaner accuses Lesotho police of corruption, abuse and collusion in vigilante justice
3 October, 2018
Despite facing serious claims for being complicit in the alleged 2015 abduction of a Masotho woman from Lesotho to South Africa, Lesotho police have yet to offer any clarity on the matter.
Vavi harassment complaint ‘went nowhere’
28 September, 2018
An investigation into sexual harassment allegations against the trade union leader, was apparently held hostage to internal political machinations.
Corruption in the courtroom
22 September, 2018
Rhino killers and other criminals have allegedly been bribing court officials in KwaZulu Natal.
#Guptaleaks: How Gupta companies faked their way around visa restrictions
20 September, 2018
Two senior Gupta employees sidestepped red tape to employ foreign labour at the expense of South African jobseekers.
China’s rural power grab
Dubious procurement, inflated costs, wasted millions and rumours of corruption — we lay bare the reality of how a project meant to overhaul Mashishing’s electrical infrastructure turned bad.
Open investigation: Steinhoff
10 September, 2018
We need your help with our investigation into the global retailer's financial collapse – were you there? .
Guptas siphoned R100m-plus from China loan, evidence shows
In July, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that Eskom had secured a $2.
Third-ranked Zimbabwe bidder wins tender to provide anti-corruption software in Malawi
4 September, 2018
Malawi's Parliament’s budget and finance committee has strongly criticised both the long delay in the procurement of anti-corruption software and the sudden engagement of Twenty Third Century Systems.
Billions blown but buses remain bogged down
30 August, 2018
After seven years of development and a fortune spent, the Ekurhuleni BRT system is in disarray.
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