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Panama Papers: People behind dodgy Khulubuse Zuma oil deal
8 April, 2016
The Panama Papers leak has thrown light on ownership secrecy in a Khulubuse Zuma-fronted oil deal in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Murder by poison only one clue to offshore dealings by top Chinese
7 April, 2016
Eight current and former members of the Politburo Standing Committee, the country's top decision makers, have relatives with secret offshore firms.
Parade of the blacklisted marches through firm’s client list – and Syria’s civil war
Global law firm’s customers include suspected financiers of terrorism, nuclear weapons proliferators and gunrunners.
CIA spies and shadowy allies lurk in secret thanks to Mossack Fonseca
6 April, 2016
Firm helps CIA operatives and other characters — real or fanciful — from the world of espionage set up offshore companies to obscure their dealings.
Panama leaks unveil Porritt’s secret web
5 April, 2016
A vast global data leak has shed new light on one of SA's most notorious corporate scandals - that which surrounds KZN farmer-accountant Gary Porritt.
The Panama Papers: Exposing the rogue offshore finance industry
All the stories of how a leak of more than 11 million documents shows heads of state, criminals and celebrities using secret hideaways in tax havens.
Panamanian law firm is gatekeeper to vast flow of murky offshore secrets
4 April, 2016
Files show client roster that includes drug dealers, Mafia members, corrupt politicians and tax evaders — and wrongdoing galore.
Giant leak of offshore financial records
A leak of more than 11-million documents shows heads of state, criminals and celebrities using secret hideaways in tax havens.
Leak ties ethics guru to three men charged in Fifa scandal
Secret documents show how deeply the world of soccer has become enmeshed in the world of offshore havens.
Sars commissioner Tom Moyane files defamation suit against amaBhungane journalists, M&G
1 April, 2016
Sars, Moyane and Sars Chief Officer Jonas Makwakwa are claiming a combined R4-million in damages.
Sars, Krejcir and the destruction of state capacity
Researcher Simone Haysom delves behind the spin to trace the crucial role played by the Sars investigative unit in just one case - Radovan Krejcir.
Evidence of state capture mounts
24 March, 2016
The voices of people such as former SANDF chief Siphiwe Nyanda, whose ANC credentials cannot be questioned, are vital, writes Sam Sole.
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