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Cosatu pushes for corruption-accused Kodwa to leave Parliament

26 Jun 2024, 15:26

Image: Parliament of RSA on X By Jonisayi MaromoFirst published on IOL The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), an alliance partner of the African National Congress (ANC), said it was perplexed to watch former sports, arts and culture minister Zizi Kodwa being sworn in as an ANC member of Parliament just days after Read more >

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State capture update: Kodwa faces music in state capture trial

10 Jun 2024, 10:33

Image: Flickr/GovernmentZA Zizi Kodwa is out of a job, out of the ANC’s National Executive Committee, and facing charges of corruption and money laundering. He also faces disciplinary action within the party, according to spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri, and has had to step aside in line with its policy for criminally charged members. Kodwa was the Read more >

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State capture update: Nedbank vs Transnet, Kodwa charged with corruption

05 Jun 2024, 13:41

Financial giant Nedbank is not out of the state capture woods yet, as looming legal action from state-owned freight and transport company Transnet is set to probe its role in alleged dubious transactions during the state capture period. The Daily Maverick reports that Nedbank may face the music for its part in the interest rate Read more >

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State capture: FS asbestos case, ANC election list with state capture accused

06 May 2024, 11:34

National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) head Shamila Batohi has admitted to being “wrong” about her estimation of quickly scoring big convictions in the corruption cases admitted from the evidence before the state capture commission, which was chaired by Chief Justice Raymond Zondo from 2018 to 2022. The NPA, says Batohi, had learned from prosecution glitches such Read more >

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State capture: Ramaphosa hails govt efforts, Prasa three fail in court

04 Apr 2024, 9:38

President Cyril Ramaphosa is of the view that his administration has done a lot to address state capture and restore some of the institutions that were destroyed in its wake. He told Parliament last month that there was significant progress in government’s implementation of the recommendations of the state capture commission, chaired from 2018 to Read more >

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Wrap up of the latest from our state capture desk

19 Mar 2024, 9:17

The ANC has been putting out fires related to its election candidate list – more particularly, relating to members of the party whose names appear on the list despite corruption and other controversies hanging over their heads. Secretary-general Fikile Mbalula hosted a media briefing on Monday 11 March, almost a month after a similar engagement Read more >

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Update on progress in resolving state capture cases

25 Jan 2024, 10:46

Welcome to our first update of the year on all things state capture and the state capture commission and the implementations of its recommendations. The presidency released a progress report in late November last year that documents its implementation of the recommendations by commission chairperson, Chief Justice Raymond Zondo. The year has started off with Read more >

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State capture: Parly to beef up its executive oversight, Koko in court, and more

09 Nov 2022, 9:08

Parliament responds to the Zondo commission, an era of accountability for former Eskom boss, and charges for a member of the judiciary tainted with state capture allegations. These are some of the latest developments in the aftermath of the inquiry. Koko in court over Kusile contract Former Eskom acting CEO Matshela Koko made headlines again Read more >

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SOEs, state security get overhaul, but no accountability for Kodwa, Mahlobo

28 Oct 2022, 12:19

While President Cyril Ramaphosa’s responses to the state capture commission’s recommendations on the renewal of state owned entities and the intelligence sector have positive prospects, he remains silent on the deputy ministers in his government who were fingered in wrongdoing. The biggest casualties of state capture in South Africa, SOEs that were robbed of billions Read more >