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Friends like these: Gaston Savoi has reached a ‘sensitive’ plea bargain agreement with the National Prosecuting Authority and, in return, will testify against government officials. Photo: Foto24/Getty Images

Hawks circle over ANC heavyweights Mabuyakhulu and Nkonyeni as Gaston Savoi makes deal with NPA

Tenderpreneur Gaston Savoi throws his amigos, including Peggy Nkonyeni and Mike Mabuyakhulu, under the bus

Do you know who I am? Lindiwe Sisulu attempted in vain to make an unscheduled visit to John Block in prison this week. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Why everybody wants to be Cyril Ramaphosa

The number of comrades wanting to stash cash under their mattresses is growing faster than Zuma court case postponements

The Blessed Girl by Angela Makholwa

John Block gets 15-year jail term for money laundering, corruption

Block was sentenced alongside former Trifecta CEO Christo Scholts.

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John Block guilty of corruption, fraud, money laundering

The Northern Cape ANC chair and finance MEC will retain his positions until the court passes sentence against him, says Gwede Mantashe.

ANC official Yolanda Botha

ANC official Yolanda Botha dies

Yolanda Botha, who served in Parliament’s social development portfolio committee, died over the weekend.

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Patronage may break fall of ANC duo

Some in the ANC say John Block is being protected for factional reasons, while those close to Pule Mabe say his image is being purposely tarnished.

Block could walk free as state closes case early

Northern Cape finance MEC John Block, accused of fraud, corruption and money-laundering, could walk free after the state closed its case early.

Block: Auditor testifies about Trifecta contracts

A forensic auditor has faced Northern Cape ANC chairperson John Block’s defence in a fraud and corruption case at the high court in Kimberley.

Trifecta case: Govt building was incomplete, ten months later

Work to make a Trifecta building ready for government office work in Springbok was left incomplete for 10 months, despite payment having been made.

Northern Cape ANC chairperson John Block.

‘Dead man’ plan for Block in dock

Northern Cape ANC heavyweights charged with corruption, fraud and money laundering in the Trifecta trial are blaming the victim of a plane crash.

The Blessed Girl by Angela Makholwa

N Cape ANC did not advertise tenders, hears court

The Northern Cape government entered into lease agreements with the Trifecta Group without advertising any tenders, a court has heard.

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ANC’s John Block refused leave to appeal NPA asset grab

Northern Cape ANC chairman John Block has been refused leave to appeal against an order to seize his assets, the NPA said on Friday.

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ANC says it won’t suspend John Block

The ANC in the Northern Cape will not suspend its provincial chairperson John Block, who is facing several charges of fraud and corruption.

Northern Cape premier’s family home ‘petrol bombed’

The family home of Northern Cape Premier Sylvia Lucas has allegedly been petrol bombed just two weeks after her nomination for the post.

John Block in R7m diamond poser

It might have gone down in history as one of Kimberley’s greatest diamond heists – if more people had known about it.

More than 1 700 people invested their savings in a scheme they now believe was fraudulent.

Stokvel ‘lost millions’ to Mrs John Block

More than 1 700 people invested their savings in a scheme they now believe was fraudulent, writes Sarah Evans.

Northern Cape ANC chairperson John Block.

Corruption proposal used to get N Cape’s Block

If the ANC adopts a proposed constitutional amendment, members accused of corruption can be suspended from the party immediately.

Northern Cape ANC chairperson John Block.

Public protector finds Block not guilty

An investigation by the public protector has cleared Northern Cape finance minister John Block of wrongdoing relating to the sale of a piece of land.

Trifecta director Christo Scholtz

Hawks close in on lease graft

Thirty allegedly crooked leases are central to the latest fraud, corruption and money-laundering charges brought against ANC politician John Block.

Northern Cape ANC chairperson John Block.

ANC’s Block and co granted R50 000 bail

Northern Cape ANC leader John Block and other provincial ANC heavyweights, arrested for fraud and corruption, have been released on R50 000 bail each.