OBITUARY – Pravin Gordhan’s last warning: Democracy will not survive on its own
Gordhan’s last political act was to call for a ‘reset’ and a return to progressive politics
Bain & Co
A plea from Zondo commission whistleblowers: ‘We want prosecutions’
Themba Maseko, the former chief government spokesman said it would be a very long wait for legislative reform, as urged by the Zondo report, to see the light of day if state capture culprits still in the state did not face the music
‘Bain was happy the focus was only on Sars’: Athol Williams
The whistleblower fears that Zondo’s recommendation that the firm’s contracts with public entities be scrutinised will be stonewalled – and implicates Telkom.
Zondo report: Ruling party ‘slept on the job’ while state capture flourished
The ruling party was not only asleep on the job while former president Jacob Zuma colluded with state capture agents, but also lined its coffers with the proceeds of crime, the acting chief justice finds
Global players enabled ‘Zupta’ corruption
The Zupta decade: Governments and global corporates, banks and consultants must stop enabling money laundering
Corporate amends: What is enough?
Without getting to the bottom of the problem or offence, apologies and offers ring hollow.
Unembargoed: December 20 to January 3
Uncaptured: We go behind the scenes to reveal how the state was won back
First Sars, now Telkom hit by Bain
State company subsidiary loses millions after consulting firm’s cost strategies were binned
Sars breakdown was inevitable with Moyane at the helm — Nugent
A 200-page report authored by retired judge Robert Nugent says governance and integrity failed on a massive scale during Tom Moyane’s era at Sars
Six SOEs paid R3bn to consultants
Unnecessary outsourcing and inflated fees may have contributed to the giant bill the state paid
Unembargoed: September 7 to 13
Fix it, Cyril: The optimism that greeted President Ramaphosa’s ‘thuma mina’ call has faded as the economy has shrunk
Editorial: From the embers of fire, stoke hope
It is the likes of emergency services —the firemen and the paramedics —who bear the brunt for shortfalls in the public purse
Bain & Co to launch investigation into work done for Sars
The consultancy said the investigation is needed in light of testimony heard at the Nugent Commission of Inquiry
Increase in union complaints against working conditions at Sars
The understaffed enforcement unit at Sars has seen a growing number of disputes lodged with labour forums as untenable demands were made on staff
Telkom ‘workers’ submit letter of fraud, employment grievances
A letter to the company secretary from a group of anonymous people claiming to be employees has urged Telkom to act on a series of allegations.
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Bain sees TV time growing faster than web
Time spent watching television will rise faster than leisure time spent on the web until 2012, while a major audience for internet video could take even longer to develop, consultancy Bain & Co said on Thursday. The data could be sobering to TV networks and web media companies, which are investing heavily in internet video sites.
