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Hangout: What’s happening in SA’s finance ministry?
14 December, 2015
Join amaBhungane reporters in our first Hangout as we discuss what's going on at the country's finance ministry.
NPA boss cosies up to Zuma
11 December, 2015
National director of public prosecutions Shaun Abrahams is making startling claims to protect his under-fire deputy, Nomgcobo Jiba.
Fallout from nuclear tender meltdown
Eskom’s "irrational and unlawful" nuclear tender process means it will have to reconsider the issue yet again.
Nene’s firing: Who will stop the wrecking ball?
This decision paints Zuma not as a strong leader but as an increasingly desperate one, eager to feed at the trough while he still can.
SAA: Nene joins Myeni’s pile of victims
The SAA runway is littered with its chairperson’s high-profile casualties, including current Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba.
Behind Nene’s firing: Meet the new boss, so different from the old one
David van Rooyen's business deals make him seem more like a small-town hustler than an impresario on the national black economic empowerment stage.
There is strong evidence of a joint venture between Swaziland’s King Mswati III and a tainted American jeweller.
There is strong evidence of a joint venture between Swaziland's King Mswati III and a tainted American jeweller.
Comment: Will the ANC stand up to Zuma?
10 December, 2015
In sacking Nhlanhla Nene, Jacob Zuma has demonstrated that he does not care about the common good, only about his own survival, argues Sam Sole.
Malawi ARVs traded on Jozi’s streets
4 December, 2015
Health workers steal drugs that are bought by smugglers and sold to fearful "illegal" foreigners.
How Myeni broke SAA
27 November, 2015
Insiders have revealed how Dudu Myeni, a close friend of Jacob Zuma's, is steering the national carrier straight towards a calamitous debt mountain.
Hawks ‘canary’ menaced by abusive SMS
Mthandazo Ntlemeza’s daughter allegedly sent abusive text messages to the cop who tried to bring him down.
Zuma’s ‘deal’ with Cape gang bosses
20 November, 2015
At a meeting at the president's official Cape Town residence, crime leaders allegedly said they would "mobilise our members and work hard for you".
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