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Outa sounds alarm over new bills that ‘protect’ irregular appointments in local government

The civil society group said the bills were probably being written by legislators with ‘self interest and expediency’ in mind

City Press reported that R203-million of state funds would be spent on the upgrade

Zumaville will displace some families

The land where the R2-billion town will be built falls under Inkosi Bhekumuzi Zuma and Inkosi Vela Shange’s chieftainships.

From Zuma Inc to Zuma.org

From Zuma Inc to Zuma.org

The foundations on which the president’s private empire is built: Is the Zuma clan’s work in the non-profit sector philanthropy or influence trading?

The pressure will be on Zumaville’s developers as they begin building the country’s newest town close to President Jacob Zuma’s rural home of Nkandla.

Welcome to Zumaville

The government is planning a new R2-billion town in President Zuma’s home village of Nkandla, and taxpayers will have to pick up half the tab.

M&G faces charges over Mac

Editor and reporters warned that they are suspected of stealing confidential records.

ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe has defended Chancellor

Chancellor House lands new deal

ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe has defended Chancellor

I was bribed, says N Cape hospital chief

His hard-hitting statement to the Hawks also implicates ANC heavyweight John Block.

Breytenbach suspension ‘a hatchet job’

Advocate Trengove has accused the NPA of one-sidedness in its probe of the senior prosecutor.

How MEC favoured EduSolutions

Millions paid to textbook supplier despite cash crunch.

African Access Holdings’ Shaun Battlemann

SIU probes senior officials in textbook shame

A confidential SIU report highlights irregularities, wasteful expenditure totalling hundreds of millions, as Jonathan Erasmus reports.

The presidency is the latest to dig into the Limpopo textbook saga

Textbook crisis: Education department favoured dodgy tender

The education ministry was informed EduSolutions’s contract was in breach of various regulations before using it as a supplier for school textbooks.

Minister knew of problems months ago

Department favoured dodgy tender

Minister knew of problems months ago

Professor investigated for plagiarism

Alfred Nevhutanda acknowledged his sources only after being confronted with the evidence.

Companies connected to senior ANC officials may have profited from a ‘cover quoting’ racket.

ANC leaders linked to KZN scam

Companies connected to senior party officials may have profited from a ‘cover quoting’ racket. Jonathan Erasmus reports.

A source close to the Central Energy Fund board told amaBhungane that a process to appoint Dudu Myeni to its board is under way.

Zuma-linked water boss gets job back

Despite damning reports and default judgments, the minister overrode a selection panel’s decision.