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Zuma storms out of state capture commission, after Zondo rules against him
Judge Ray Zondo has highlighted how the commission which was established by Zuma in January 2018 is yet to hear any concrete evidence from him on his alleged role on state capture. Initially...
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Angry SAs speak: ‘We’re tired of your antics, Zuma. Face the music!’
No doubt feeling the heat at the Zondo Commission of Inquiry, erstwhile president Jacob Zuma seems to be grabbing at several straws. No less than 34 witnesses have implicated him in state capture and...
View ArticleZuma snubs Zondo but still faces mammoth corruption trial: What’s next for #1...
Zuma is no stranger to evading the law as his latest stunt at the Zondo Commission proved. Instead of waiting to hear the next steps on his recusal application, which was dismissed, he and his lawyers...
View ArticleWill ANC eject Ace Magashule from his SG seat this week? Power battle looms
South Africa is facing a major economic challenge, with ratings agencies giving the thumbs-down to ANC plans to revive business activity. Not helping investor sentiment is the culture of corruption...
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Zuma is protected by ‘malignant’ lawyers: Errol Horwitz
After his recusal application at the Zondo Commission was denied, Jacob Zuma and his lawyers stormed out and left the inquiry without permission. As my colleague Bernice Maune remarked in her piece:...
View ArticleHow EOH CEO Stephen van Coller paid back money to govt for tender fraud,...
The Zondo commission was soothed by a breath of fresh air this week when EOH group CEO Stephen van Coller told how how he had prioritised clean governance at the IT services company. Van Coller...
View ArticleCorruption-busting: Tales of hope amid industrial-scale graft
Under Zuma the state was repurposed to serve a group of cadres, rather than the people of SA. This has been highlighted by the DA’s Shadow Minister for Public Service and Administration Dr Leon...
View ArticleRules against money-laundering don’t work in SA – ask Zuma’s friends
I recently helped a relative with a small payment of the equivalent of one month’s salary towards a property deposit for a home in the UK. The lawyer refused to take my money unless it came via a bank...
View ArticleJoburg mayor Geoff Makhubo got R35m for deals with Gupta-linked Regiments...
Joburg mayor Geoff Makhubo denies there was a conflict of interest when he pocketed R35m from a contract that Regiments Capital had with the municipality. Makhubo’s dealings with Regiments, a...
View ArticleTom Moyane vs Pravin Gordhan: Behind-the-scenes as Zupta tried to capture...
The delay over the cross-examination of Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has come to an end as he appeared at the Zondo Commission today. Previously Gordhan’s Cabinet matters kept him from...
View ArticleVitol to pay $163m to settle criminal civil charges – With insights from The...
'The deal includes a deferred-prosecution agreement with the Justice Department, allowing Vitol to escape charges if it stays out of trouble for three years', said The Wall Street Journal. This...
View ArticleEstina dairy to Guptas, Zumas: #Zondo tracks funds from Free State govt....
Paul Holden, director of investigations at Shadow World Investigations, has exposed more of the rot in the Estina dairy farm project. Shadow World Investigations is a London-based company that uncovers...
View ArticleOil traders spread corruption around world, lubricating deals with bribes
The high court in Cape Town recently reversed the infamous sale of SA’s entire strategic fuel stock by corrupt officials in 2015 and awarded compensation to the buyers, including for hedging losses....
View ArticleANC split over ‘step aside resolution’ as Ramaphosa asserts corruption must end
Over three days, the highest decision-making body of the ANC, the NEC has deliberated over a resolution to have members facing corruption accusations step aside from their roles. President Cyril...
View ArticleHere’s what’s next for Ace Magashule: ANC #integrity committee, a toothless...
The ANC has agreed to let their Secretary-General, Ace Magashule, attend a meeting of the integrity committee on 12 December. Magashule has stuck to his guns, refusing to step aside due to the charges...
View ArticleMcKinsey hands R650m back to Transnet, SAA; more corporate sinners urged to...
Statement from Zondo Commission: McKinsey and Co (“McKinsey”) worked alongside Regiments Capital (Pty) Ltd (“Regiments”) at Transnet and SAA on contracts that have been investigated by the Commission....
View Article17 years of delay tactics and counting: Zuma 783 crimes trial postponed AGAIN...
Former president Jacob Zuma is set to officially begin his corruption trial on 23 February 2021. A postponement from this week was granted by Judge Nompumelelo Radebe at the Pietermaritzburg high court...
View ArticleWeek in review: McKinsey concedes, AG discovers more Covid-19 swindling,...
Use Spotify? Access BizNews podcasts here. Use Apple Podcasts? Access BizNews podcasts here. By Melani Nathan At the Zondo Commission this week, McKinsey was presented with evidence that its...
View ArticleJustice against corruption: will it ever prevail? Paul Hoffman. MUST READ!...
Docupoetry is a genre of socially engaged poetry that includes nonliterary sources such as legal texts and news reports. It has been described loosely as where journalism meets poetry. Accountability...
View ArticleCorrupt corporates pay up; now for a serious Eskom shake-up
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s corruption crackdown is bearing fruit. More than 100 people have been arrested since September and corrupt multinationals have been paying for their role in ransacking state...
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