Donen Report: ANC bosses are not off the hook
Contrary to reports, Tokyo Sexwale and Kgalema Motlanthe still have a case to answer for the the parts they played in the Oilgate scandal.
Sandi Majali
Donen Report leaves Oilgate players in the clear
The Donen report on allegations of illicit activities in the UN’s Iraq oil for food programme has found that no South African law was broken.
The Oil for Food scandal so far
The release of the Donen report into the Oil for Food scandal may well reopen a Pandora’s box of allegations about kickbacks and diplomatic favours traded for oil from Saddam Hussein’s Iraq.
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Majali comes back to haunt the ANC
Businessman Sandi Majali wrote a letter to the ANC leadership before he died, outlining his frustration of being left in the cold.
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SCA judges slam Public Protector’s Oilgate arguments
The Supreme Court bench has lambasted counsel for the Public Protector’s office, which is appealing a judgment overturning its Oilgate scandal report.
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Thousands bid farewell to Majali in Port St Johns
The funeral of controversial businessman Sandile Majali in Port St Johns in the Eastern Cape went ahead peacefully, his lawyer said on Sunday.
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Majali did not own house put up for bail
Businessman Sandile Majali did not own the house in Sandown, Sandton, he had put up for security when released on bail, a media report said on Sunday.
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‘Majali persecuted for supporting ANC’
Businessman Sandile Majali was persecuted because of his selfless contributions to the ANC, national executive member Ngoako Ramatlodi said.
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PetroSA goes after Majali estate
PetroSA plans to recover millions of rands the late businessman Sandi Majali owed it, a media report said on Wednesday.
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Majali memorial service set for Thursday
A memorial service for controversial businessman Sandi Majali will be held at the Bryanston Methodist Church on Thursday afternoon.
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‘Highly unlikely’ Majali committed suicide
The death of controversial businessman Sandile Majali was "highly unlikely" to have been a suicide, his lawyer John Ngcebetsha said on Monday.
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Majali inquest hangs on medication tests
Police were waiting for tests to be conducted on medication found in the hotel room where the body of businessman Sandi Majali was found on Sunday.
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Sandi Majali found dead
Tycoon Sandi Majali’s body has been found in the Quatermain Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg, on Sunday.
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Majali case postponed
The fraud case involving businessman Sandile Majali was postponed for further investigation in the Johannesburg Commercial Crimes Court on Tuesday.
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Majali due back in court
Businessman Sandile Majali, who is facing fraud charges, was expected to appear in the Johannesburg Commercial Crimes Court on Tuesday.
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Majali released on bail
Sandile Majali was released on bail early on Saturday after an urgent application was lodged in the Johannesburg High Court, his lawyer said.
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Majali to remain behind bars
Controversial businessman Sandile Majali will remain behind bars until Tuesday, when his bail application gets under way in Johannesburg.
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Majali fraud case postponed
The fraud case against businessman Sandile Majali was postponed in the Johannesburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Friday.
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Majali in the wars again
Oilgate man faces prosecution on charges of laundering bribe payments in a tender scheme.
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Three strikes against Oilgate man
For Sandi Majali it doesn’t rain but it pours — not money this time, but trouble with the law, regulators and leaked findings about his oil dealings.
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DA calls for probe into Oil for Food report
The DA has called for a probe into a report handed to Thabo Mbeki three years ago detailing the alleged knowledge officials had of shady oil deals.
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The arms dealer who flies Zuma
Ivor Ichikowitz, the arms broker who laid on his jet to ferry Nelson Mandela to a rally, has made it his business to get close to key power-brokers.
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Public Protector declines to report on reopening Oilgate
The Public Protector, Lawrence Mushwana, has written to the Democratic Alliance to explain that he will not release a report on the merits of the case for reopening the Oilgate investigation because it is still the subject of a court case. Last week, DA spokesperson Motlatjo Thetjeng said it had been nine months since the DA first wrote to Mushwana about the issue.
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DA presses Public Protector over Oilgate
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has nudged the public protector, Lawrence Mushwana, in an attempt to get a response to their request that he reopen his investigation into the Oilgate scandal. DA spokesperson Motlatjo Thetjeng said it was now nine months since the DA first wrote to Mushwana about the matter.
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Majali to sue Sunday Times for defamation
African National Congress funder Sandi Majali — known for his role in the Oilgate scandal — is to sue the Sunday Times for defamation following its story implicating him in the disappearance of money meant for an Eastern Cape school feeding scheme.
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Majali named in audit of E Cape’s missing R100m
The controversial Sandi Majali — known for his central role in the Oilgate and Iraq oil-for-food scandals — has been named in a forensic audit into the disappearance of more than R100-million meant for starving children in the Eastern Cape, the Sunday Times reported.
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The ANC’s Oilgate
A M&G investigation into covert party funding has revealed how R11-million of public money was diverted to ANC coffers ahead of the 2004 elections.
