Articles by Azarrah Karrim

IDT MISTRUST | Part 2: Minister Zikalala’s ‘whitewash’ that secured IDT CEO Malaka her job

Former public works minister Sihle Zikalala lowballed the findings of an investigation he had commissioned, paving the way for Tebogo Malaka’s appointment as chief executive of the Independent Development Trust (IDT) despite her involvement in a R45-million lease scandal. Part…


31 May 2025

IDT MISTRUST | Part 1: How minister Zikalala and his ‘comrade chair’ Mshengu nixed probes into CEO Malaka

Documents obtained by amaBhungane suggest that former public works and infrastructure minister Sihle Zikalala and his close comrade, then-Independent Development Trust (IDT) chair advocate Kwazi Mshengu, mounted parallel efforts to shield the parastatal’s chief executive from investigations into a R45-million…


30 May 2025

IDT Mistrust: Beleaguered IDT paid R33m to company belonging to CEO Tebogo Malaka’s family member

The beleaguered Independent Development Trust (IDT) paid a company directed by an apparent family member of CEO Tebogo Malaka over R33 million – mainly for school building projects – between 2011 and 2017. Malaka was a regional general manager at…


15 April 2025

IDT mistrust: bid ‘manipulation’ in R436m road tenders brings Bulkeng back into spotlight

Signs of manipulation in award of R436m worth of road tenders, with largest going to Bulkeng, the company spotlighted in IDT health contract probe.


2 April 2025

IDT contractor embroiled in Health DG bribe allegations won highly suspect tender, new evidence shows

A trove of documents obtained by amaBhungane show how the Independent Development Trust (IDT) appointed a contractor embroiled in bribery allegations involving director general of the Department of Health Dr Sandile Buthelezi, despite obvious warning signs in the procurement process….


5 February 2025