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Former SA Steel Mills owner Rafik Mohamed has been detained at the Midrand police station in a development that could mark a significant escalation in investigations surrounding the troubled steel manufacturer.

Rafik Mohamed to remain in custody as court postpones bail bid

Former SA Steel Mills owner Rafik Mohamed’s bail application was postponed until 4 June and the case transferred to the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court

Ghost towns: The mills in Tongaat, Maidstone and Felixton have fallen silent. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Allowing liquidation of Tongaat Hulett will roll back the gains of the Sugar Value Chain Master Plan  

Flexibility in the sugar value chain is essential to ensure its long-term sustainability

Affidavit: About R121.5 million is allegedly linked to payments
associated with Emberton Limited. Photo: Supplied

Emberton placed under scrutiny

The NPA is close to making a decision on possible charges in a probe involving SA Steel Mills and allegations of questionable cross-border transactions linked to the company

Greed has cost nearly 8 000 workers in Tongaat’s sugar division and its milling operations their jobs when the company moved to sell off assets and reduce its debt, while the firm and its suppliers sustained huge losses.
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Tongaat bidder appears in court over alleged fraudulent funding letter

The case was postponed to 10 June, when Rajahussen is expected to respond to allegations that RGS fraudulently submitted a R2 billion proof-of-funding bank letter as part of its…

Affidavit: About R121.5 million is allegedly linked to payments
associated with Emberton Limited. Photo: Supplied

Inside the R1.1bn SA Steel Mills deal now under scrutiny

Previously unreported affidavits have raised serious questions about the Industrial Development Corporation’s R1.1billion funding to SA Steel Mills, including allegations of weak…

The M&G understands that the IDC has spent over R54 million in the last three years on various law firms just on ER matters alone.

Public Protector vs IDC Human Capital

Trust deficit in HC is driving disaffected employees to the PP

The IDC should establish an independent forum to address employee relations issues.
 Photo: -File

IDC avoids confirming board probe into Tinley Club Med deal

The IDC has not confirmed whether a formal board inquiry was conducted into the Tinley Club Med transaction, leaving key governance questions unanswered

Out of business: Apiwe Nxusani-Mawela of Brewsters Craft, an
agro-processing and beverage manufacturing company that shut down
after the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: Supplied

IDC under scrutiny as entrepreneurs detail liquidation fallout

An entrepreneur has accused the Industrial Development Corporation of rigid recovery practices that ignore the impact of Covid-19, as calls grow for an inquiry into its treatment…

The M&G understands that the IDC has spent over R54 million in the last three years on various law firms just on ER matters alone.

Exclusive: Club Med deal exposes IDC governance failures

Allegations of governance failures have emerged over the IDC’s involvement in a R2.1bn Club Med Tinley leisure development

Due diligence: The Mpati Commission found that the PIC had not always adhered to sound policies, processes and frameworks. Photo: Screenshot

Hunt on for PIC’s lost billions

Despite asset growth to R3.7 trillion, questions persist over distressed loans and legacy investment scandals

South Africans should not view the US-Israel-Iran war as a distant Middle Eastern crisis with unfortunate consequences for oil prices. Photo:youngrobv

The Iran War is Africa’s warning: Build sovereignty or be ruled by other people’s power

A country that exports minerals but imports industrial dependence is not sovereign in any deep sense. A country that sits on energy resources but cannot convert them into stable…

Ramaphosa raises SA investment target to R3 trillion as Sasol pledges R60bn

Ramaphosa has raised South Africa’s investment target to R3 trillion after nearly R890 billion in pledges at this year’s investment conference, with Sasol’s R60 billion…

Intervention: Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau, left, and his deputy Zuko Godlimpi believe a sustainable solution can be found to
prevent Tongaat Hulett from being liquidated, thus preventing a devastating ripple effect across the economy. Photos: Supplied

Tau leads drive to save Tongaat Hulett

The government says the ailing company is a crucial player in South Africa’s sugar value chain and its demise would have ‘far-reaching and devastating consequences’ for the sector

File photo: Oupa Nkosi

Competition Commission to look into complaint over Actom’s acquisition of SSPM

Afro-Map, which failed in its own bid to buy the transformer producer, filed the complaint, saying provisions of the Competition Act were flouted in the deal

Johannesburg’s inner city. Cities in Africa can benefit from genuinely affordable financing. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy, M&G

Rebooting the global financial system will pay dividends in Africa

Transforming the world’s monetary policies would benefit African cities and the continent’s public development banks have a key role to play

Neglecting existing infrastructure generates higher long-term costs.

South Africa must revive its industrial ambitions

Black economic empowerment has been transformative but it needs to be revisited to broaden its pool of beneficiaries

Women Creating Wealth Investor Readiness Programme

IDC and Graça Machel Trust help women to acquire vital business expertise

President Cyril Ramaphosa and DTIC minister Ebrahim Patel on a guided tour of the exhibition centre at the second Black Industrialists and Exporters Conference. Photo: @PresidencyZA/X

Black industrialists programme needs an overhaul

If the programme is to be a success, the government needs to use all the tools in its kit — and it should start with a definition of what a black industrialist is

IDC performance highlights for 2022/23 FY

The Corporation ramped-up its investment into the economy significantly in the year in review. In the year ahead, job creation will remain paramount to the IDC’s objectives

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana.(Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Pressure builds as Enoch Godongwana forges on with fiscal consolidation

Enoch Godongwana is currently seized with preparations for the medium-term budget, which will give details on whether fiscal stability is still possible