Analysis: Spy watchdog pushes on with probes, despite ‘threats and intimidation’
One of the crimes of the Zuma era was the wholesale politicisation and abuse of the intelligence services. Now the man tasked with watching the spooks is pushing back.
Update: Arrested ex-spy boss threatens to topple Botswana government
High-profile arrest comes against the backdrop of a struggle between the president and his predecessor.
Announcement: amaB is recruiting!
We are looking for a new beetle to join our team.
Update: Chinese rail supplier returns R618m to Transnet
International locomotive manufacturers and consulting companies in rail utility’s sights.
eSwatini’s NamBoard chief executive has a ‘conflicted’ business interest in the maize meal industry
The chief executive of eSwatini’s National Agricultural Marketing Board, which controls the importation of maize and maize meal into eSwatini (formerly Swaziland), has a stake in a maize business, an amaBhungane investigation has revealed.
Update: Moz ex-finance minister denied bail
Manuel Chang has been implicated in an international corruption scandal and was arrested by SAPS last month.
The banker bro’s who bankrupted Mozambique
In December, the US Department of Justice indicted three former Credit Suisse bankers for their role in bringing Mozambique’s economy to its knees. State-owned entities drowning in billions of dollars in debt, bloated infrastructure projects, kickbacks paid into UAE bank accounts, and government guarantees imperilling the entire economy: if any of this sounds familiar, keep reading.
AmaB highlights from 2018
We bring you the year’s heroes and zeros.
Ayo execs blew whistle over Survé-linked conflicts of interest
A leaked letter makes damning allegations regarding the company’s corporate governance issues, including “a lack of professionalism”.