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Mahube Molemela told the Judicial Service Commission that she was ready to retire as president of the supreme court of appeal, should she be appointed, rather than seek promotion to the constitutional court. Photo: Supplied
CAROL STEINBERG

JSC gives Molemela the nod for head of appeal court

Justice Mahube Molemela said she would retire in the position, abandoning her earlier ambitions for a seat on the constitutional court

  • Emsie Ferreira
5 min read
Moyane said the argument of mootness was a ‘stillborn effort which betrays either desperation or serious lack of understanding of what mootness is’. (Paul Botes/M&G)
CAROL STEINBERG

Sars official strong-armed into signing off covert task team ops

Hlengani Mathebula said his relationship with Tom Moyane soured after he refused to allow Moyane to influence suspensions and appointments

  • Tebogo Tshwane
4 min read
Pillay was suspended twice — the first time on December 5 2014 which he challenged and was reinstated, and again on January 21 2015 — as he was instrumental in setting up the “rogue unit”. (David Harrison/MG)
CAROL STEINBERG

Sars official struggles to answer why Pillay was purged

​A South African Revenue Service’s head of employment struggled to clarify to the Nugent commission on Thursday what role he played in the saga

  • Tebogo Tshwane
4 min read
Vittorio Massone is at the centre of Bain’s contract to design a new operating model that was allegedly used to break down the efficiency of Sars and resulted in the exodus of highly skilled employees.
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Nugent: Bain & Company in a dangerous position as evidence piles up

As more details emerge during the Nugent commission, Bain & Company’s managing director Vittorio Massone was not available to answer questions

  • Tebogo Tshwane
4 min read