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Reflection: At the Kingsmead Book Fair readers, writers, thinkers and
the curious gather around stories. Photo: Supplied

Kingsmead Book Fair returns with conversations SA needs right now

As the 14th annual Kingsmead Book Fair returns to Johannesburg, the beloved literary gathering once again creates space for difficult conversations, thoughtful reflection and the…

Boom time: The author investigates the operations of uMkhonto weSizwe in his book, and this extract tells the story of the Sasol bombings

Sasol bombs: ‘It was like an earthquake’

This is an edited extract from Attacking the Heart of Apartheid by Yunus Carrim, which tells the story of the MK’s Special Operations Unit

Dondo Mogajane (left) and Tito Mboweni. (Photo by David Harrison)

The PPE scandal that the Treasury hasn’t touched

Many government officials have been talking tough about dealing with rampant corruption in PPE procurement but the majority won’t even release names of who has benefited from the…

Previous instruction notes issued by the treasury regarding the procurement of PPE did not make provision for accounting officers’ solutions to prevent the misuse of funds. (Paul Botes/M&G)

Treasury presents Covid-19 corruption action plan

Reports of corruption, over-pricing and the delivery of sub-standard PPE have become the norm over the past five months as the country grapples with the Covid-19 pandemic

Former SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng signed the allegedly ‘unlawful’ deal with MultiChoice that is under scrutiny at the Zondo commission. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

MultiChoice and SABC in cahoots over control mechanism

Controversy over the set-top box, which has delayed the government’s rollout of digital television for 16 years, rages on at the Zondo commission

EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu. (Madelene Cronje/M&G)

Parly to probe Shivambu over alleged undisclosed VBS payments

A committee will look into allegations the EFF chief whip received payments from VBS which he failed to declare in Parliament

Regulator: The South African Reserve Bank will have the final say on the granting of licences to any new state-owned banks. (Oupa Nkosi)

Experts queasy over SOE bank Bill

The treasury’s proposed changes paving the way for SOE banks come with strict conditions, but analysts point to already troubled institutions

In July 2018, the EU fined Google 4.34-billion euros for antitrust violations with its Android operating system for smartphones. (Andrew Kelly/Reuters)

Clipped Hawks falter over Steinhoff

The policing unit still needs hard evidence but says that the investigation is ‘receiving attention’

Carrim said that the Hawks would be due to report to Parliament on the Steinhoff matter in two weeks. (David Harrison/M&G)

Parliament committee tells Hawks to move on Steinhoff

Steinhoff’s former CEO Markus Jooste testified to Parliament that he did not know about any ‘accounting irregularities’ at the furniture retail giant

Markus Jooste also denied that his admission that he made a “big mistake” to staff in an SMS was about any criminal involvement on his part in the share collapse. (David Harrison/M&G)

Jooste: I did not know about accounting irregularities

​Former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste has testified that the blame for the company’s share price collapse lay with a disgruntled former partner

Markus Jooste won’t necessarily face incriminating questions when he arrives in Parliament.

How Markus Jooste plans to dodge Parliament’s tough questions

The elusive Jooste is set to appear in Parliament on Wednesday to answer questions from MPs

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Editorial: We need to talk about the EFF’s wild claims

‘When Shivambu attacked Momoniat, he invited scrutiny of not just his own knowledge of the way Parliament works but also of the EFF’s ideologies’

Ismail Momoniat

Treasury slams Sars for not providing info in Makwakwa probe

Ismail Momoniat said the tax agency had not provided sufficient information to investigators during a probe into Jonas Makwakwa

Markus Jooste won’t necessarily face incriminating questions when he arrives in Parliament.

Court to decide if Steinhoff’s ex-CEO will testify in Parly

The court may need to rule on whether or not Markus Jooste can testify in parliament, as MP’s agree to subpoena him

The retailer’s stock is still down by over 95% from where it was before news of Markus Jooste’s resignation reached the market.

Parliament committee resolves to subpoena Markus Jooste

Parliament’s joint-committees have agreed to subpoena former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste, after he declined an invitation to appear before them

“Many of the other business in the Steinhoff group offer good prospects and I strongly believe every attempt possible should be made to restructure the group as expeditiously as possible

‘Makwakwa won’t escape criminal justice through resignation’

Parliaments standing committee on finance said that if there is a case for the former SARS official to answer, it must be handled through the court

Zuma had filed the original appeal through the Presidency while he was still in office.

VAT hike is not a done deal – Carrim

The proposed increase in value added tax will still be scrutinised, says ANC finance committee head

Not enough time: Yunus Carrim.

ANC caucus didn’t want VAT hike

“We’re worried about whether National Treasury has done an impact study to show its effect on the poor and lower income earners,” says Carrim

Battle royale: It is alleged that Koos Bekker instructed Imtiaz Patel to threaten to penalise e.tv when it came to renewing eNCA’s contract with MultiChoice if the free-to-air channel did not toe the line.

MultiChoice: Bully boy or dirty player?

The pay-TV service admits it lobbied e.tv to drop its encryption agenda but denies resorting to bribery

According to Abrahams

SA is combatting a ‘scourge’ of illicit financial flows

The president announced that more controls will be put in place to stop taxpayers from hiding their assets, to the tune of R965-billion, abroad.