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Shortcomings of SA laws exposed through controversial shoreline mining on west coast
6 December, 2017
Mining giants Alexkor and West Coast Resources have been using the potentially highly destructive 'coffer dam mining' method to mine diamonds.
#GuptaLeaks: How family hijacked (and then lost) a Lesotho diamond mine
1 December, 2017
On the eve of Lesotho's highly contested 2015 elections Prime Minister Tom Thabane’s government signed away a diamond mine to a Gupta-linked company.
Tegeta threatens Eskom coal supply
30 November, 2017
Tegeta threatens to shut down coal supply to Hendrina power station just as Eskom discovers thousands of tons of coal have gone ‘missing’.
Dodgy World Cup deal comes back to bite Free State premier Ace Magashule
28 November, 2017
A businessman claims that his company was used as a front for an entity allegedly close to Magashule to supply R9.
#GuptaLeaks: KPMG missed more money laundering red flags
26 November, 2017
The leaks reveal further incidents where KPMG apparently failed to heed signs of financial wrongdoing in its audit of Gupta-owned companies.
#GuptaLeaks: How MultiChoice paid the Guptas millions
24 November, 2017
Leaked emails show a questionable payment of R25-million to the controversial ANN7 news channel.
Paradise Papers: Mandela’s Isle of Man trust mystery
16 November, 2017
The leaks reveal that a trust was apparently set up by Nelson Mandela’s lawyer under Isle of Man law.
New twist in Durban’s ‘unending contract’ security tender saga
15 November, 2017
Industry sources convinced that political interference is the reason behind the municipality's ten-year delay to re-award the now expired contract.
Hunger stalks Malawi’s prisons
According to research inmates are forced to offer bribes to prison cooks for bigger food portions.
Exclusive: Gupta ‘negotiator’ and the R4bn Transnet IT deal
14 November, 2017
Gupta associate Salim Essa is alleged to have acted as an intermediary between German multinational T-Systems and the parastatal.
Tax haven Mauritius’ rise comes at the rest of Africa’s expense
13 November, 2017
Companies are rushing to the island nation to benefit from secrecy and tax benefits.
The ships Glencore wanted to keep ‘hush hush’
One of the world’s largest companies went to extra lengths to keep its ties to a flotilla of commodity freighters secret.
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