A good week for Cyril Ramaphosa; Unions faced down, foe arrested
By Antony Sguazzin (Bloomberg) – South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, who governs a country beset with problems ranging from indebted state companies to rampant graft, can head into the weekend...
View ArticleCould Zuma flee to escape the orange onesie? – Chuck Stephens
Exile has been used in the past to ease international bad actors out of power. Examples of these are the husband of the shoe squirrel, Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines who was exiled to Hawaii;...
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Zuptoid-redress is ANC-redress – stop State Capture tinkering; Paul Hoffman
Laser-beaming accountability in South Africa by forming an expertly-driven organisation centred on just that has never been more vital to our future. Reading this solid argument by Paul Hoffman, SC,...
View ArticleBlockchain could be used in South Africa to prevent corruption – WEF’s Sheila...
Blockchain is a technology that is proving to be useful all over the world and experts in the field believe Africa is the one place that could benefit the most. The Head of Blockchain and Distribution...
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Corruption cure: Makhanda ruling shows how to punish political elites – expert
South Africans are disappointed that many ANC leaders have chosen the same path as other post-colonial elites. Corruption in the Jacob Zuma era highlighted the copycats, while persistent graft remains...
View ArticleWarrant of arrest issued for Jacob Zuma – rand strengthens
By Paul Richardson (Bloomberg) – A South African court ordered the arrest of former President Jacob Zuma after he failed to show up for his corruption trial, signalling a more aggressive approach by...
View ArticleExplosive report reveals REAL reason for Eskom problems – and it’s not...
Eskom woes are considered to be the major obstacle holding back South Africa’s economic growth. This article is exclusive to Biznews Premium. Members please login here. Not yet subscribed? Taste...
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2020 unlikely to be Year of the Orange Overalls – Paul Hoffman. #corruption
When President Cyril Ramaphosa pushed the Zuma clique out of the most powerful office, it sparked waves of optimism that the corrupt and the captured would be brought to book. But, more than two years...
View ArticleLessons for SA as Zimbabwe’s maize looted from the hungry – Cathy Buckle
Zimbabwe had one of the worst rainy seasons from October to December last year, which severely impacted crop prospects. Global Agricultural Monitoring reports that Matebeleland South province is the...
View ArticleAndrew Feinstein on how Arms Deals finance political parties (ANC included)
One could probably dub Andrew Feinstein – the feisty former African National Congress MP – as Mr World-Fighter-Against-Arms-Deal-Corruption. This article is exclusive to Biznews Premium. Members...
View ArticleResidents victorious against dysfunctional politicians
Out of the ashes of dysfunctional local government country wide, a new way of doing democracy is emerging, born of citizens fed up with self-serving, corrupt and useless (to them) civil servants. It’s...
View ArticleSA’s Gupta-linked and other corruption probes on continent haunt SAP Africa
By Loni Prinsloo (Bloomberg) – SAP’s Africa head said the German software company is battling to complete investigations after allegations its employees paid kickbacks for government business in East...
View ArticlePIC found a scapegoat in me and there is proof – fired equities exec Fidelis...
By Antony Sguazzin (Bloomberg) – Fidelis Madavo, who spent 13 years picking stocks for South Africa’s biggest money manager, says he’s being scapegoated in the corruption scandal that has gripped the...
View ArticleHow world sees SA: Pressure building as Ramaphosa enemies don’t want to ‘see...
The Financial Times reports that those who seek to replace Cyril Ramaphosa are likely to show their hands when the ANC reviews its mid-term policies in July. This article is exclusive to Biznews...
View ArticleHow world sees SA: Makhanda – a ‘literal trash fire’ that reflects ‘systemic...
The FT says it is “proof at last” that the rule of the ANC over the last ten years had turned into “a literal trash fire" in the collapse of the Makhanda municipality. This article is exclusive to...
View ArticleEskom state capture probe widens to WSP, Alstom and three more global partners
By Antony Sguazzin (Bloomberg) – Eskom contracts with five international companies will be scrutinised by South African state investigators as part of a widening probe into graft at the debt-laden...
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Paul O’Sullivan: Covid-19 is deadly, but cars, corruption kill MORE people....
Paul O’Sullivan is perhaps best-known in South Africa for his brave, and often lonely, crusade against corruption in the Jacob Zuma era. A forensic investigator, O’Sullivan has been responsible for...
View ArticleTop judges warn of fatal Covid-funding corruption
Two judges with globally impeccable records who’ve sat on game-changing commissions call here for an International Anti-Corruption Court to prevent the milking of the trillions in funding aimed at...
View ArticleTop police officers arrested in graft crackdown
By Paul Richardson (Bloomberg) – South African authorities arrested 15 people, including six senior police officers, for allegedly defrauding the state in one of the most high-profile crackdowns seen...
View Article60 minutes with OUTA CEO Wayne Duvenage
Hosted by Biznews founder Alec Hogg, the Thursday Noontime Webinar features guests with in-depth knowledge about interesting topics. It is an interactive webinar with participants encouraged to post...
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