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Botswana Gazette journalists arrested over story
7 May, 2015
Staff of the Botswana Gazette are being held for questioning about a story the newspaper published exposing an alleged illegal oil deal.
Sars set for ‘rogue unit’ showdown
30 April, 2015
Efforts to forge a political settlement appear to have been scuppered by a controversial report.
Eskom scrapped a tender that would have saved R1-billion
24 April, 2015
Underhanded lobbying, delaying tactics and internal squabbling scuppered the power utility’s economical and innovative IT plan.
Banda: ‘I am a free Malawian citizen now’
In her first interview since being voted out of office, former.
Protector asked to sniff out toilet tender stink
A potential multimillion-rand rip-off of state funds in the Free State is being investigated.
School tender award process flushed away
Mvula Trust is in the spotlight after giving a R21m sanitation contract to an employee’s husband.
NPA’s Jiba damned by own lawyers
17 April, 2015
An advocates body wants the courts to disbar the prosecutions deputy over the Mdluli ‘cover-up’.
Zuma: Mbeki offered me a R20m bribe
The president claims in court papers that his predecessor offered him R20m to go quietly.
Court orders cops to return Paul O’Sullivan’s seized files
16 April, 2015
A copy can be made of the data taken from the forensic auditor’s office but it must be kept sealed pending an appeal, the high court has ruled.
Advocacy: New call to lift veil on IGI appointment
14 April, 2015
Advocacy: AmaB and partners urge spy watchdog selection be restarted in full view of public.
Krejcir, the cop and the ‘free’ Hilux
10 April, 2015
New claims speak of a close association between the Czech fugitive and former officer Joey Mabasa.
Minister asked to revoke language board’s dismissals
Split SA Language Board pleads with Parliament to act on the dismissal of 49 employees.
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