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Leaders smoked out in land conflict
12 June, 2015
Community members have gone into hiding after their houses were torched amid a dispute over who owns ‘traditional’ land.
Bapo ba Mogale wants their millions from Lonmin
The Bapo ba Mogale community has taken Lonmin to court to have their share in a R546-million empowerment deal reviewed.
Amid death threats, villagers take on their chief and an Indian company in a fight for their land
5 June, 2015
Amid death threats, villagers take on their chief and an Indian company in a fight for their land.
How much did Mbeki and Blatter know?
What did Thabo Mbeki and Sepp Blatter know about – and do to facilitate - the $10-million "bribe" allegedly to win the 2010 World Cup vote?.
Danny Jordaan’s damning letter to Fifa
A letter implicates the SA World Cup boss and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma in the $10-million payment now alleged to be a bribe.
Glebelands: Fingers pointed at untouchable ‘serial killer’
4 June, 2015
Still no convictions, despite statements from 50 victims in which the same perpetrator is named.
Editorial: Grow some balls, probe complicity
29 May, 2015
US justice authorities' deadly earnest suggests that sooner or later they will train a spotlight on our administrators and politicians.
Zuma dithers while NPA implodes
The president is playing a high-stakes game as politics continues to plague the prosecutions body.
Jiba’s secret unit set on Hawks boss
Prosecutions director Jiba apparently uses a 'go-to guy' to handle tricky political situations.
Fifa: Who in SA did ‘dirty’ Cup deal?
South Africa allegedly agreed to a $10-million bribe to win the 2010 World Cup vote.
Renowned Angolan journalist sentenced on libel charge
Angolan court finds Angolan investigative journalist guilty of criminal libel.
MultiChoice accused of hijacking digital TV
There is widespread evidence of the pay-TV operator clearly trying to dictate state policy.
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