The costly destruction of SA’s world-class revenue service – Nugent Commission
CAPE TOWN — This reportage gives brilliant insight into what drove the debilitating changes at SARS and dovetails perfectly with the overall State Capture narrative. A few key Zuma acolytes were...
View ArticleDavid Mabuza tells United States: ‘I abhor corruption’
EDINBURGH — David Mabuza is an unpopular man in Zuma circles after allegedly promising to back Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, and bring voters with him, but siding with Cyril Ramaphosa in the ANC’s December...
View ArticleMafioSA – Zondo Commission plumbs the corrupt Zuptoid depths
CAPE TOWN — If you’ve been too busy putting hard-won bread on your table to keep up with what’s happening at the State Capture Commission, relax – here it is in healthy bite-sized chunks. There’s...
View ArticleLessons for SA: Brazil set for new type of currency crisis
Brazil is in a corruption-induced mess that has been compounded by policy errors. Sounds a lot like South Africa. This article is exclusive to Biznews Premium. Members please login here. Not yet...
View ArticleZimbabwe, Angola arrest those charged with graft. Why not in SA?
JOHANNESBURG — For probably the last decade, South Africa’s credibility and status as a powerhouse on the African continent has been gradually eroding away. It’s easy to see why. Economically, South...
View ArticleUsing TRC amnesty lessons to accelerate corruption-busting
CAPE TOWN — Rhodes University Professor Emeritus, Pierre Faure, picks up on a vastly under-ventilated suggestion addressing the crippling State and corporate corruption; offer conditional amnesty to...
View ArticleShaking the private sector’s morality cage – Philile Ntombela
CAPE TOWN — Regardless of which buttons in your world view this story might push, it does address a forgotten universal truth in our divided discourse. Which is that regardless of where corruption...
View ArticleThe New York Times catches up with Ajay Gupta
Ajay Gupta, arguably among the most-hated men in South Africa for his role in corrupting the ANC and raiding state coffers, has given a rare interview to journalists. This article is exclusive to...
View ArticleWarning: Cyril Ramaphosa is whistling in the graveyard of the SA economy
EDINBURGH — Corruption is an insidious crime with, on the surface, faceless victims. But, as Paul Hoffman of Accountability Now explains, nipping corruption in the bud is essential for fixing South...
View ArticleTrue value of Commissions of Inquiry – Prof Cathleen Powell
CAPE TOWN — Understanding the distinction between a Commission of Inquiry and a court of law is vital if we are to interpret their pronouncements and recommendations correctly. The Zondo and Nugent...
View ArticleMagnus Heystek: Everyone is paying price of wealth destruction
EDINBURGH — South Africa has managed to get rid of corrupt president Jacob Zuma, but years of graft and poor decision-making have left most of the middle-class worse off. The Zupta-led ANC isn’t only...
View ArticleHere’s why the sacking of Tom Moyane means so much
JOHANNESBURG — There’s no doubt that Tom Moyane should never have been hired as SARS Commissioner in the first place. His destructiveness is one key reason why the South African fiscus is in the dire...
View ArticleAnother Zuptoid favourite falls; Malusi Gigaba resigns from cabinet
JOHANNESBURG — The Zuptoid walls are slowing collapsing as another of the key points-men announced his resignation from cabinet on Tuesday. The axe was hanging over Home Affairs’ minister Malusi...
View ArticlePoor management, not corruption, SA’s Achilles Heel – Ted Black
CAPE TOWN — Of 36 countries measured for youth unemployment by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and StatsSA, South Africa stands at way more than double the average....
View ArticleTimeline of ANC snouter John Block’s journey to jail – Ed Herbst
JOHANNESBURG — It’s been a long walk to prison for corrupt ANC politician John Block. He’s fought the sentence against him in a similar Stalingrad strategy employed by the likes of Jacob Zuma. But the...
View ArticleDeath spiral: Eskom at risk of disappearing a decade from now
JOHANNESBURG — We’ve experienced 7 days of load shedding now. It’s a pretty pathetic and dismal situation. And many South Africans are gatvol of Eskom and the sheer incompetence that surrounds it. In...
View ArticleWhen doing the right thing is aberrant – Pastor Zuma’s teachings
CAPE TOWN — Did we really need a court to tell us that Zuma abused our money to pay his luxurious legal fees or that he unabashedly sought to worsen our and the entire SA Development Community’s...
View ArticleHow world sees SA: Gupta brothers reveal true ANC colours
The world spotlight is still on corruption in South Africa, with The New York Times setting out what the rise of the Gupta family reveals about the ruling African National Congress. This article is...
View ArticleUS nails Credit Suisse bankers for corruption in Africa – The Wall Street...
Three former Credit Suisse Group AG bankers were arrested Thursday in London in connection with a $2 billion fraud scheme. This article is exclusive to Biznews Premium. Members please login here. Not...
View ArticleSisulu offers context as world powers urge Ramaphosa: Lock them up!
EDINBURGH — Powerful, rich countries have urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to do something to get the prosecuting authorities moving on getting corrupt business players and their political accomplices...
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