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The “Gupta Minyan” and the R647-million Transnet scam
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The “Gupta Minyan” and the R647-million Transnet scam

A trail left by Salim Essa led us to a group of businessmen who claim their community has shunned them because of their Gupta-association.

Did Ayo mislead investors?

Did Ayo mislead investors?

Ayo claimed to have had commitments worth R5.3-billion from investors – but did they?

The DA’s relationship with its most significant coalition partner is in tatters

Iqbal Survé’s mythical beast

Analysis

Strictly professional: Pearl Bhengu

AmaBhungane: a time to celebrate – and to build vigilance for a new era

With your help we will continue to speak loudly and carry a sharp pen.

Ill-conceived: Trade and industry directory general Lionel October claims South Africa was naive. Photo: Madelene Cronjé

Surveillance: The silent spy on citizens and journalists faces court challenge

The amaBhungane investigative journalism centre has launched a constitutional challenge to the Act on intercepting communication (including your cell)

A whale dives into sea off the coast of Greenland’s capital Nuuk.

High-flying Mpisanes in bizarre claim

A Durban advocate denies being paid by the controversial pair to make a fraud charge go away

Senior investigative reporter Jessica Bezuidenhout unpacks the reason behind the ambitious plan by a tycoon linked to the controversial family.

​Gordhan blows whistle on Guptas’ R6.8bn ‘suspicious and unusual payments’

Pravin Gordhan throws down the gauntlet against the politically powerful family

The strike at the rail, road and pipeline company is continuing after unions and Transnet met until the early hours of Tuesday morning

Transnet’s shady Gupta loan deal

Parastatal paid Gupta associate’s firm tens of millions for a service it could have provided itself or got for a fraction of the price.

South Africans will have to keep their spending to a minimum if they intend on affording expected fuel and electricity price hikes.

How to eat a parastatal like Transnet – chunk by R600m chunk

An amaBhungane investigation into Transnet suggests the hijacking of state-owned enterprises by private interests is worse than originally thought.

Former Eskom chief executive Brian Molefe (Oupa Nkosi)

How to eat a parastatal like Transnet – chunk by R600m chunk

An amaBhungane investigation into Transnet suggests the hijacking of state-owned enterprises by private interests is worse than originally thought.

Fareed Khan, the executive responsible for compliance in enforcement, told the Nugent Commission on Thursday that units’ capacity had been stalled and decreased over the past four years. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)
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Sars chief’s mystery stash

Revenue service’s number two Jonas Makwakwa has been recommended for a probe into R1.2m in "suspicious" cash deposits.

CSIR’s supercomputer tender and the theatre of the absurd that followed it

In a letter, Sibusiso Sibisi reveals a probe by Naledi Pandor into "alleged maladministration and corruption" – claims he’s says he’s never heard of.

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Guptas’ R51bn train grab

A former Prasa CEO reveals how a bid by the Guptas and Duduzane Zuma was stopped.

During the match in Cape Town

How Denel was hijacked

A boardroom coup executed by Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown orchestrated the capturing of Denel, followed by the axing of its top executives.

The deadlock at the Nelson Mandela Bay metro municipality, with damaging consequences for municipal performance, reaffirms the urgency for the government to act on its own proposal.

Booysen attacks NPA ‘abuse’

The Hawks man claims in court the reinstatement of discredited charges is part of a political vendetta.

#The FeesMustFall protests showed that South Africa’s youth are not as apathetic as many believe and were an alternative to political structures from which young people feel excluded.

Evidence of state capture mounts

The voices of people such as former SANDF chief Siphiwe Nyanda, whose ANC credentials cannot be questioned, are vital, writes Sam Sole.

The ‘Gupta owned’ state enterprises

Probe reveals an extraordinary network of contacts close to the family that dominates the boards of SA’s two largest parastatals, Eskom and Transnet.

#The FeesMustFall protests showed that South Africa’s youth are not as apathetic as many believe and were an alternative to political structures from which young people feel excluded.

The president who tossed away the rule book

If President Jacob Zuma keeps on refashioning the state to suit his own ends, the democratic project will be left in tatters.

The president who tossed away the rule book

If President Jacob Zuma keeps on refashioning the state to suit his own ends, the democratic project will be left in tatters.

Pravin Gordhan.

[Archives] Pravin Gordhan’s 27 Sars questions answered

What’s with the Sars "rogue unit" and the 27 questions sent to Pravin Gordhan? Sam Sole offers a guide to the legal, factual and political swamp.