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Agrizzi to appeal R1.66bn Bosasa confiscation order

Former Bosasa COO Angelo Agrizzi will appeal against a Gauteng High Court order compelling him to pay R1.66 billion to the state, arguing the amount reflects total company…

Suspended EMPD deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Former EMPD deputy chief and Ekurhuleni city manager back in court over alleged impersonation scheme

Former EMPD deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi and Ekurhuleni city manager Kagiso Lerutla return to court over an alleged R400,000 scheme to hire an impersonator for a 2019 court…

EFF demands law-enforcement agencies probe R12-m State Security Agency slush fund

The Economic Freedom Fighters have called on multiple law-enforcement bodies to investigate claims that the State Security Agency spent R12 million on covert operations to…

Andrea Johnson and Feroz Khan arrested over alleged defeating ends of justice

Former IDAC head Andrea Johnson and ex-Crime Intelligence Major-General Feroz Khan have been arrested on charges of defeating the ends of justice following allegations of a…

Toothless: Local government is a “policy orphan” because it does not really influence national policy. This ultimately affects service delivery. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Democracy for sale, delivery not included

As South Africa approaches the local government elections, political violence, corporate capture of parties, and collapsing municipal service delivery threaten the core of…

Dineo Mokwele. Image: Supplied/Facebook

Whistleblowers honoured as Dineo Mokwele receives integrity award

Brigadier Dineo Mokwele received the Integrity Under Fire Special Award at the 2026 Whistleblowers Awards in Johannesburg, highlighting the risks of challenging wrongdoing and…

City of Ekurhuleni episodes

Reverend Mautji Pataki urges religious leaders to reclaim their prophetic voice and speak out against deep-seated corruption and criminal syndicates plaguing Gauteng metros.

CORRECTION: Ramaphosa's former adviser answers Madlanga commission notice

Former presidential political adviser Bejani Chauke has been issued a Rule 10.6 notice by the Madlanga commission to explain extensive WhatsApp exchanges with late taxi boss…

Madlanga calls for corruption to carry a higher price

Delivering the Oliver Tambo Memorial Lecture, retired justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga called for tougher action against both public and private corruption, warning that diverting…

Murder suspect and alleged leader of the Big Five cartel, Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala. (Screenshot)

Matlala spills the beans in botched plea deal

A leaked affidavit prepared for a rejected plea deal reveals businessman Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala’s allegations of extensive kickbacks and corrupt ties with senior South African…

Madlanga calls for corruption to carry a higher price

Delivering the Oliver Tambo Memorial Lecture, retired Constitutional Court justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga urged institutions to make corruption hazardous and unprofitable while…

Victory: Media houses have been granted access to documents in the case involving SSA’s former deputy director for counter-intelligence,Thulani Dlomo. Photo: GCIS

Open justice at stake in bid to close spy trial, says CFE

The Campaign for Free Expression has raised alarms over the State Security Agency’s attempts to secure a blanket ban on public and media access during the corruption trial of…

Power of patronage: Sassa CEO Mr Themba Matlou appointment as head of Sassa allegedly forms part of a broader trend of irregular appointments in social development. Photo: Sassa

R30 million to make Sassa CEO look good

Sassa CEO Themba Matlou faces scrutiny over a R30-million media tender where R29 million was allegedly spent in the first year to shape press coverage and shield management from…

Speaking up should not be a death sentence

Whistleblowers in South Africa risk their lives and livelihoods to save public funds from corruption. As tragedies mount, the country faces an urgent need to turn legal…

The trial over the alleged theft of R1-million of State Security Agency (SSA) funds by its former systems administrator, Thuso Oesi, was delayed by two weeks on his request for medical reasons.

Media wins sight of SSA’s secrecy application in R12 million state capture fraud trial

Media houses have obtained a redacted version of the State Security Agency's application to keep the R12 million fraud and corruption trial of former spies Patrick Mshothola and…

North West businessman Suliman Carrim told the Madlanga commission he lost R8.4 million after funding Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala’s healthcare company, alleging he was misled by both Matlala and Brown Mogotsi

Suliman Carrim arrested at OR Tambo for evading Madlanga subpoena

Former ANC regional treasurer Suliman Carrim was arrested at OR Tambo International Airport for evading a subpoena from the Madlanga Commission, just moments before boarding a…

Water mafia: A tanker sent after an unexpected infrastructure failure is emergency relief. . . a community depending on tankers month after month is a sign of systemic failure. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Komani’s water crisis: When a public failure becomes private business

As taps repeatedly run dry in Komani, residents are asking uncomfortable questions about whether failing infrastructure is being sustained to enrich private water tanker…

Mining companies have expressed concern that the ANC may decide to increase taxes on mines

Gupta-linked mine executives convicted of over R107.5m rehabilitation funds

Two directors and three companies connected to the Gupta-era acquisition of Optimum and Koornfontein coal mines have been convicted of fraud and money laundering after diverting…

Suspended Deputy national commissioner for crime detection Shadrack Sibiya. Photo: X

Recording played in Sibiya bail hearing raises questions about alleged criminal connections

A recorded conversation played during Shadrack Sibiya's bail hearing has introduced explosive claims involving businessman Serge Cabonge, connections to the Madlanga Commission,…

Suspended deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya. (X)

Sibiya quits SAPS during disciplinary hearing

Suspended deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya has resigned from the SAPS during disciplinary proceedings, earning a dishonourable discharge amid serious criminal…