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Parly a place of no holy cows, as state capture-accused trio make entrance

04 Sep 2024, 15:34

By Moepeng Valencia Talane Politics is the gift that keeps giving, at least for the sake of a robust news cycle and every journalist interested in South Africa’s current affairs. This year, certainly after the May elections that brought about big changes in the dynamic in government and in Parliament, we are not short of Read more >

STATE CAPTURE

State capture update: August’s news and events

30 Aug 2024, 10:53

The Constitutional Court held a special sitting on Wednesday 21 August in honour of Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, who retires at the end of August after serving 27 years on the bench. The event was attended by several dignitaries, including National Assembly speaker Thoko Didiza, Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Thembi Simelane, and National Read more >

STATE CAPTURE

Matshela Koko, wife, and stepdaughter arrested for corruption

27 Oct 2022, 9:46

As South Africa continues to struggle under the burden of constant load-shedding, the news has broken that former Eskom acting CEO Matshela Koko, his wife Mosima Koko, and his stepdaughter Koketso Choma have finally been nabbed by the law. The trio was arrested on 27 October 2022 on charges of corruption. This after it was reported Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Molefe, Singh arrested over Transnet capture claims

29 Aug 2022, 12:43

Former Transnet executives Brian Molefe and Anoj Singh are the latest high-profile state capture-related appearances expected before the Palm Ridge Specialised Crimes Court on Monday, where they will join Siyabonga Gama, Garry Pita, and Phetolo Ramosebudi. This follows their arrest on Monday on charges including fraud, corruption and, money laundering relating to the parastatal’s locomotives Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Zondo report: a summary of the first four parts, and who it implicated

15 Jun 2022, 11:33

By Kyle Zeeman First published on TimesLive As South Africans get set for the fifth instalment of the state capture report, here is a reminder of what was mentioned, and those implicated, in the first four volumes. The fifth and final part of the state capture report is due to be handed over to the Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

The facilitators and followers in the state capture project: Transnet

17 Jan 2022, 13:42

Acting chief justice and state capture commission chairperson Raymond Zondo has found that just as was the case in Eskom, the now defunct TNA Media – formerly owned by the Gupta family – was favoured within Transnet for irregular contracts worth millions, despite there being no value for the parastatal and no proper procurement processes Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

An eventful year – 2020 at the Zondo Commission, part 2

06 Jan 2021, 13:31

This is the second of two articles that look back at the year that was for the commission of inquiry into state capture, which closed public hearings for 2020 on Friday 11 December. Read part 1 here. Early in August this year, relatively unknown Edwin Sodi made his first appearance before the commission of inquiry Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

An eventful year – 2020 at the Zondo Commission, part 1

06 Jan 2021, 9:29

This is the first of two articles that look back at the year that was for the commission of inquiry into state capture, which closed public hearings for 2020 on Friday 11 December. The year of the new normal had as much impact on the state capture inquiry as it did on everything else. From Read more >

LITIGATION

CW files delinquency application re: former Eskom board

04 Feb 2019, 10:44

Corruption Watch, in the wake of long-standing poor governance at Eskom, has launched an application in the High Court in Pretoria, to have former Eskom board members declared delinquent. The application, which is brought in the public interest in terms of section 157(1)(c) of the Companies Act 71 of 2008, focuses on the violation of Read more >