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At the coalface: Eskom’s Grootvlei power station. South32, together with Exxaro, supplies more than 70% of Eskom’s coal. (Dean Hutton/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

South32 in firing line over rights

Five companies, led by Zurivision, have taken the department of mineral resources to court over its awarding of a licence to the Aussie mining giant

Up for grabs: ANC secretary general Ace Magashule (left) and Saber Industries owner Chin-Chao Chen on the Robben Island ferry together.

The secret ‘Warmonger’ at the SSA

A listening device acquired by the agency is at the centre of an alleged R600-million fraud operation

On the warpath: Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. (David Harrison/M&G)

SANDF sexual abuse and exploitation exposed

​Internal documents show that soldiers, meant to protect South Africa and keep the peace outside our borders, are sexually assaulting people

Leaking money: Safety and Security Minister Ayanda Dlodlo (above) said this week that corruption at the SSA has caused serious economic losses. (David Harrison/M&G)

R600-million looted from spy agency

Fake invoices are alleged to have been used to siphon money from the State Security Agency but the acting director general refuses to comment

KwaZulu-Natal residents who are unemployed, financially struggling and hungry have lambasted Eskom’s proposed 36.1% tariff hike. (Dean Hutton/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

On top of everything else Eskom also loses furniture worth R5-million

Items meant for the more than R300-million defunct Kusile accommodation project goes missing but no one is facing arrest

There is very little chance of decent work without upskilling the building sector’s workforce.(Paul Botes/M&G)

Eskom wastes R300m on housing

The power utility cancelled the construction of flats for Kusile power station workers amid claims of mismanagement, fraud and corruption

The house Tshepiso Magashule was evicted from belongs to the Gupta family. (Paul Botes/M&G)

Ace’s son evicted from Gupta house

Tshepiso Magashule had to be forced out of the property, leaving behind his dog and a history of close ties with the Gupta family

Court order: Brian Shivambu’s company escaped liquidation when he settled its debts with the VBS Mutual Bank liquidator, but he still has to pay the legal costs.

Shivambu hit with VBS legal bill

Brian paid back the money before liquidator could attain records to company dealings. He incurred costs, however

Eastern Cape ANC leaders Babalo Madikizela (left) and Oscar Mabuyane (right).

Mabuyane sold ANC-donated Jeep

The Eastern Cape premier sold a vehicle that originally was the property of the party

Follow the money: VBS liquidator Anoosh Rooplal has applied for the court to grant him an order allowing him to attach Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead. (Madelene Cronjé)

Millions lost and now more VBS liquidations

The bank’s liquidator has gone after two more people who allegedly profited, as well as former president Jacob Zuma

Come in peace: Police Minister Bheki Cele met with hostel residents and has reported to Cabinet. (Delwyn Verasamy)

Behind the Johannesburg riots: How did they happen?

It could be angry truckers, but security cluster officials are investigating the possibility of an orchestrated campaign to destabilise the country

Fired up: Seriti Resources, headed by Mike Teke (above), wants to buy a business, which, if it goes through, will land the company 32.5% of coal sales to Eskom.  (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Big deal over ‘strange’ coal mine meeting

When the wannabe buyer and the seller of a mine got together with the mineral resources department, criticism of advantage followed

Communication breakdown: Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane intended to subpoena both First National Bank and Absa but the one for FNB went to Absa. (David Harrison/M&G)

Busi, Absa and costly spelling slips

Errors in email addresses contributed to the row between the protector, the bank and the president

Miffed: The army’s top brass argued that procurement law does not recognise General Solly Shoke even though he commands soldiers and materials for war worth billions of rands. (Craig Nieuwenhuizen/Foto24/Gallo Images)

Cyril laughs at generals’ proposal

Their plan to redraft procurement law to put it in the defence force’s control has been scrapped

Pay back the money: Robert Madzonga (centre), the former chief executive of Vele Investments, is also implicated in the collapse of VBS Bank, where he was the chief operations officer. (Delwyn Verasamy)

VBS’s missing R100-million in funeral money

The funeral cover for truck drivers could be lost as part of the VBS debacle, with the money allegedly used to fill the void created by looting

Domestic bliss:  Nompumelelo Ntuli, one of former president Jacob Zuma’s wives. Photo: Yunus Mohamed/ Foto24/Gallo

Mkhwebane has done it again

In another confusing finding, the public protector overlooked how cash ended up in the bank account of one of Jacob Zuma’s wives

Riddle of the R111m Coega deal

Riddle of the R111m Coega deal

A panel member who approved diverting health department funds has denied a conflict of interest

Ill-spent: The Eastern Cape Health Department has been accused of diverting money away from hospitals, such as the Cecilia Makiwane Hospital.

Hawks probe R111m hospital fraud

The Eastern Cape health department is accused of diverting money meant for clinics

The inquiry will look into whether the budget allocated to the Alexandra renewal project was utilised for the purpose for which it was intended. (Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters)

Alex’s answer: Relocations

Town planners say the township’s infrastructure cannot support the number of people living there

Ralliom Razwinane was found to have been the adviser in a deal that saw the controversy-stricken Community Schemes Ombudsman Services deposit its R80-million investment into VBS Bank’s current account at FNB. (Supplied)

Business partner accuses Razwinane of taking company money

His business partner has taken him to court alleging that he transferred their company’s money into his personal account