Judge Hlophe suspension delayed by Judicial Service Commission failures
Over a decade after legal proceedings against Judge John Hlophe began, Hlophe is still actively participating in the South African Judicial system, at the highest level. A finding of gross misconduct...
View ArticleSLR: Corrupt cronies come crawling out of Greensill wreckage
Simon Lincoln Reader has a roundup of the Corruption Chronicles this week. Although the central character in each chapter is different, they share many traits. The power-hungry bury themselves at the...
View ArticleEx Constitutional Court judge Johann Kriegler on why Hlophe is not untouchable
Johann Kriegler is a retired justice of the Constitutional Court and an advocate of the Johannesburg bar. Kriegler joined the BizNews Power Hour, sharing his views on Judge Hlophe and the urgent need...
View ArticleAlec Hogg: Guptas, Essa added to the UK’s Sanctions list
Alec Hogg shares his rational perspective on the Guptas, who have been placed on the latest UK Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions List. This article is exclusive to Biznews Premium. Members please login...
View ArticleUK impose sanctions against Gupta brothers
By Kitty Donaldson (Bloomberg) – UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab will impose sanctions against three Gupta brothers who were previously accused of being in a corrupt relationship with former South...
View ArticleMichael Lomas corruption scandal no surprise, says Paul O’Sullivan
Michael Lomas, a former Eskom contractor, was arrested in connection with a R745m fraud relating to the Eskom Kusile power plant. Corruption buster Paul O’Sullivan joined the BizNews Power Hour to...
View ArticleRamaphosa failed to take responsibility for ANC’s gross citizen abuse, says...
President Cyril Ramaphosa recently found himself at the Zondo Commission into State Capture, a commission that he had created, to answer questions about his alleged involvement in state capture while...
View ArticleZondo flattened the curve but beware the second wave – Chuck Stephens on...
By Chuck Stephens* The Zondo Commission has certainly “flattened the curve” of State Capture. It is down for the count. But that was only the first wave. There are still pitfalls that could lead to...
View ArticleAce facing the axe? ANC moves to suspend officials facing criminal charges
The ANC’s deputy secretary-general, Jessie Duarte, has begun drafting letters to ANC members whose membership is being revoked, reports Bloomberg. This includes Bongani Bongo, a former cabinet...
View ArticleChris Yelland, corruption buster Paul O’Sullivan on R1.4bn restraint order...
Chris Yelland joined the BizNews Power Hour, to discuss news of the NPA’s (National Prosecuting Authority) investigating directorate being awarded a restraint order of R1.4bn, against former Eskom...
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Rand strengthens after Ace suspension, but SA investors still cautious
The ANC has begun cracking down on leaders implicated in corruption, starting with the recent suspension of Ace Magashule – but is it too little too late? The rand strengthened following the news, but...
View ArticleIs Bheki Cele enforcing cadre deployment at SAPS – DA
By Okkie Terblanche* The DA can reveal that the Minister of Police, Bheki Cele, is trying to enforce his will on the National Police Commissioner, General Khehla Sitole, in the appointment of senior...
View ArticleExposed: Municipalities have diverted billions from the poor, depriving them...
A new electricity scandal has erupted in South Africa. Only two in every 10 poor households that qualify for free basic electricity have received it for at least the past five years, with...
View ArticleFlash Briefing: DA wants Joburg mayor, EOH to face crime trial; Govt must...
Listen on iTunes The Democratic Alliance says it will lay criminal charges against Joburg mayor Geoff Makhubo and IT company EOH for alleged corruption. This comes after evidence presented at the...
View ArticleDA to take EOH, JHB mayor Geoff Makhubo to court – CEO Stephen van Coller...
SA tech company EOH is in the headlines again, following an announcement that the DA plans to take both the company and Johannesburg mayor, Geoff Makhubo, to court over alleged involvement in...
View ArticleFurther corruption at Eskom, Kusile – Contractors forked out school fees for...
Dianah Motlou, the individual who was in charge of contracts at Kusile, has been implicated in alleged corrupt activities involving Eskom and the Kusile Power Station. MyBroadband reports that Motlou...
View ArticleSA spent R49 billion on suspect deals linked to Guptas
By S’thembile Cele (Bloomberg) – South Africa’s government spent R49bn ($3.5bn) on contracts linked to the Gupta family, who’ve been accused of being in a corrupt relationship with former President...
View Article‘Foreign intelligence’ interference in corruption prosecution, claims Jacob Zuma
By the Daily Friend Former president Jacob Zuma claims that ‘foreign intelligence agencies’ may have interfered in his corruption prosecution. In his ‘special plea’ challenging the right of prosecutor...
View ArticleFlash Briefing: Outcry against ban on guns for self-defence; Eskom slashes...
Listen on iTunes Eskom, the beleaguered South African state power utility, reduced its debt by almost a fifth after repaying matured loans and benefiting from a more favourable exchange rate, Public...
View ArticleJacob Zuma pleads not guilty to bribery, corruption charges
By Derek Alberts (Bloomberg) – Former South African President Jacob Zuma, who’s being prosecuted on charges of taking bribes from arms dealers in the 1990s, pleaded not guilty in the High Court in the...
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