We don’t want to harass Shepherd Bushiri, NPA told the Hawks
Internal meeting notes show state prosecutors allegedly stalled Shepherd Bushiri’s arrest for rape nine days before he escaped
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How R31.5 million was stolen from FNB and Rand Merchant Bank clients
British citizen Richard Marsden apparently orchestrated the defrauding of clients at FNB, Absa and Rand Merchant Bank
ANC preparing summons in defamation suit against De Ruyter
The party is calculating the amount it would seek from the former Eskom CEO in damages but is struggling to establish his whereabouts
All not well at private KZN hospital
Health facility entangled in tax fraud, licence bribery and bogus qualifications imbroglios
Drugs, corruption and fraud account for bulk of Hawks arrests in second quarter
Hawks head Godfrey Lebeya also announced new appointments to boost the directorate’s capacity, including Lieutenant General Siphesihle Nkosi, who becomes its deputy head
How Casanova’s partners stole someone’s home
A judge said a ‘scam’ by the sidekick of convicted fraudster Johan Fouche, Leonie Dempers, was ‘unconscionable, immoral and illegal’
Ramaphosa’s future hinges on whether he serves the party or the people
The president has made strides in renewing the state but how he deals with individuals in the ANC linked to state capture may be his undoing in the party
Faced with MPs’ questions, Ramaphosa remains silent on Farmgate
Opposition parties protested that the law does not allow the president to evade questions from elected representatives
What the Fica? South Africa’s possible greylisting in black and white
South Africa’s banks and the treasury must address legal loopholes and weaknesses by October or face greylisting by global money laundering watchdog
Editorial: Beware factional fiction
The media industry must scrutinise the source of information and every news story and opinion piece we run, to prevent us and our readers from becoming collateral damage in the factional wars in the governing party
Zondo: Hawks must resume probe into Fraser and his spy network
The final chapter of the state capture report found that investigation was interrupted at Zuma’s urging to protect Fraser
The list of NPA state capture arrests starts to grow
Fugitives Rajesh and Atul Gupta were arrested four months after Interpol issued a Red Notice against them. But they are just the latest.
‘NPA obstructing $10bn arms deal investigation’
The graft, alleged by the head of an investment management firm, is said to implicate Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki
Sabotage and corruption at Eskom’s worst power plant goes unpunished
A forensic report details how Tutuka power station is being crippled by current and former employees
Clouds gathering as Safa approaches presidential elections
There are some members of the body’s national executive committee who are backing the re-election of Jordaan as the Safa president unopposed.
It is not all ‘doom and doom and doom and no action’, Ramaphosa insists, to MPs’ jeers
President concedes that South Africa is on a long and difficult journey ‘to renew the promise of our democracy’, but cites strengthening the NPA’s capacity as one example of progress
Suspect mega housing development in Klerksdorp evades scrutiny
Clean governance remains elusive in troubled North West municipality where managers continue to misbehave with impunity
NPA fails to deal with R7.8bn in Covid-19 corruption
Not ‘trial ready’: 386 Special Investigating Unit referrals lead to just one case in court so far
Parliament fire: attack or plain negligence?
Rumours abound about the quality of public works upkeep and the person arrested for arson
Hawks gain access to parliament fire scene
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation will look into the cause and extent of the fire
Parliament fire arson case postponed
Hawks not ruling out the possibility of more suspects being arrested as the investigation continues
Firefighters battle new parliament fire
Fresh blaze erupts on roof of National Assembly
Parliament fire contained, crews airing gutted National Assembly
After firefighters battled for more than 24 hours to bring the devastating blaze under control, presiding officers were meeting on Monday to assess the damage
Magashule warns of ANC disunity and ‘bumpy’ leadership contest in 2022
The ANC’s corruption-accused suspended secretary general decries use of ‘state organs’ to ‘persecute party leaders’
SABC radio station ‘censored’ VBS talk
Listeners want Hawks to probe the public broadcaster for quashing coverage of the Venda king’s role in the cash scandal
Hawks head testifies before SAHRC: Intelligence would have been ‘ideal’
No members of the police, defence force or state security have been implicated ‘at this stage’ in ongoing investigations into the July unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng
Why Ace Magashule witness is refusing to testify
A recording of the Hawks’ interview with a former secretary of the ANC strongman – who faces extradition from the US – gives insight into why the state’s case against him may unravel
541kg of cocaine stolen from Hawks office in KZN
An expert says the theft of drugs worth R200-million is ‘not random’; inquiry will be launched
Magashule’s former personal assistant ‘intimidated’ by Hawks and FBI investigators
Moroadi Cholota, the woman at the heart of the state’s case against Ace Magashule, claims that the Hawks with the assistance of the FBI attempted to coerce and coach a statement out of her unrelated to her testimony at the Zondo commission.
Mkhwebane to forge ahead with blocking Mabuyane’s judicial review
The Eastern Cape premier has been granted a temporary reprieve from the public protector’s remedial action, but the fight is far from over
Khaya Koko: Katlehong is Mzwandile Masina’s ‘Animal Farm’
The Ekurhuleni mayor’s family home and the Katlehong section in which it is situated are spared the debilitating five-hour blackouts from powerless Eskom
Mkhwebane will not oppose Mabuyane’s application to interdict remedial action
In papers filed on Tuesday, Mkhwebane said that she would abide by the court’s decision in the matter.
