Stephen van Coller on righting the wrongs of EOH’s past
EOH chief executive Stephen van Coller joins BizNews founder Alec Hogg on the BizNews Power Hour on the day of another setback for the once high flying darling of the local bourse. EOH has been plagued...
View ArticleFinancial Times perspective: How world sees SA – Closing down Republic of No...
"If his last-minute appeals fail and if the police hold their nerve by arresting him, Jacob Zuma will be sent to jail for 15 months for contempt of court." This article is exclusive to Biznews...
View ArticleSA’s hospitals falling into disrepair – Is NHI the answer? Certainly not,...
There’s no disputing the fact that vaccines save life. In the UK, where 85% of the adult population has received at least one vaccination, just 117 Britons (according to recent figures) have succumbed...
View ArticleIs Jacob Zuma’s sentencing a turning point for SA? – Financial Times’ Gideon...
Former President Jacob Zuma will serve a 15-month jail term for contempt of court, after failing to cooperate with enquiries unto state capture and corruption during his tenure as president. Listen...
View ArticleSA cannot become a “destabilised state with weak institutions”– corruption...
Across the country, thousands of South Africans cheered as former president Jacob Zuma handed himself over to police at the last minute. Facing a 15-month jail sentence for contempt of court, the...
View ArticleSouth Africa – Despair and determined courage
It’s undoubtedly one of South Africa’s saddest moments. In the past week, pockets of the country have been rocked by violence, crime and protesting, as myriad individuals made a bee-line for businesses...
View ArticleRamaphosa, ANC, communist and trade union allies are cause of SA’s plight –...
As chaos descended on parts of Gauteng and most of KwaZulu-Natal, South African’s everywhere were outraged at government’s silence on the rioting and violent protests that held part of the country...
View ArticleCathy Buckle: Zimbabwe crippled by dual pandemics of covid and corruption
While violent protests and widespread looting ripped through parts of South Africa, Zimbabwean author Cathy Buckle dealt with the continuing devastation in her own country, neighbouring Zimbabwe. As...
View ArticleWillem Petzer: Getting SA to fight back against taxpayer abuse
Willem Petzer is an activist who has put together the Taxpayers’ Union of South Africa. The organisation aims to fight back against the abuse of taxpayer money. With the recent events that took place...
View ArticleJacob Zuma’s graft trial pushed back to 9 September
By Mike Cohen (Bloomberg) – Former South African President Jacob Zuma’s trial on graft charges was delayed until Sept. 9, following his hospitalisation last week for medical observation. The delay was...
View ArticleZweli Mkhize, Digital Vibes corruption saga – Paul O’Sullivan unpacks the...
Following an 18 month period during which South Africa sorely needed a reliable and incorruptible leader at the helm of our National Department of Health, now former Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has...
View ArticleEskom spokesperson: “We still do business with corrupt companies”
In an interview with the SABC, spokesperson Sikonathi Mantshantsha revealed that the state-owned entity still continues to conduct business with companies that have stolen money from the state-owned...
View ArticleSLR: Fall from grace of Andrew Cuomo epitomises everything corrupt about a...
In December 2020, women started coming forward with sexual harassment accusations against Andrew Cuomo who served as the Governor of New York for a decade. This week, Cuomo resigned as Governor amid...
View ArticleTackling graft is a long road for South Africa, says President Ramaphosa
By Mike Cohen (Bloomberg) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa warned efforts to tackle corruption that became endemic during his predecessor Jacob Zuma’s rule will be a protracted process because...
View ArticleFormer President Jacob Zuma hospitalised for medical procedures, surgeries
By Loni Prinsloo (Bloomberg) – South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma, currently serving a 15-month jail term for contempt of court, has undergone surgery for an unspecified condition, and is due...
View ArticleEskom doing business with corrupt companies is a mistake, says Outa CEO
In a recent interview, Eskom’s Sikonathi Mantshantsha disclosed that the state-owned entity still continues to conduct business with companies that have been found guilty of corruption. The...
View ArticleEx-Mozambique finance minister to be extradited home to stand trial
By Matthew Hill and S’thembile Cele (Bloomberg) – South Africa will extradite former Mozambican Finance Minister Manuel Chang to his home country to stand trial, rather than the US where he also faces...
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Cyril Ramaphosa: SA, govt needs to protect whistleblowers
Babita Deokaran, a senior official in Gauteng’s health department, was tragically murdered in front of her home last week. Deokaran – who had spoken out against PPE and Covid-19 fraud within her...
View ArticleThe corrupt tail wags in British American Tobacco – A tale involving Bob Mugabe
SA’s tobacco industry is going to be in the global headlines over the next few weeks, says BizNews founder Alec Hogg. Joining him to discuss the developments in this sector is Johan van Loggerenberg,...
View ArticleDigital Vibes – SIU report singles out Deputy DG Pillay for criminal...
In May, former SA Health Minister Zweli Mkhize found himself at the centre of a media frenzy calling for his head after news broke of a scandal involving a R150m contract awarded to Digital Vibes by...
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