All eyes on ANC bigwigs after NPA bags a witness

Greg Ardé and Sam Sole | AmaBhungane Managing Partner

22 September, 2024

In the South African state capture league, Gaston Savoi is a bit player.

Rival bidder takes PetroSA to court over Gazprom/Equator tenders

Susan Comrie

20 September, 2024

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Investec defends secret financial provisions in German tax fraud probe

Buyeleni Sibanyoni and Dewald van Rensburg

19 September, 2024

In its 2024 annual report, Investec Bank remained steadfast in providing extremely limited information on ‘formal claims’ from the German Federal Tax Office in relation to its involvement in the so-called cum-ex scandal that rocked European financial markets several years.

Ex-DG Mogajane and the alleged VBS bribe: ties to non-profit directors revealed

Tebogo Tshwane and Dewald van Rensburg

14 August, 2024

AmaBhungane can reveal that former National Treasury Director General Dondo Mogajane is a family friend of the Mkhize sisters, whose non-profit company was paid R1-million by VBS Mutual Bank.

Mafia state: Richards Bay Minerals pushes back, but the war is far from over

Greg Ardé and Sam Sole

5 August, 2024

Ominous sentinels line the long, straight roads to Richards Bay, a city living in fear of assassins.

Own goal! PetroSA’s multi-billion rand offshore gas deal thwarted by unpaid soccer player

Susan Comrie

26 July, 2024

In December 2023, PetroSA entrusted a potential R21.

Past sins come back to haunt microlenders, with Capitec on the frontline

Buyeleni Sibanyoni, Dewald van Rensburg and Magnificent Mndebele

5 July, 2024

A widespread past practice of procuring unlawful emolument attachment orders to recover debts directly from defaulting debtors’ salaries may soon result in significant restitution claims against major microlenders.

Alleged gang boss goes big: Ralph Stanfield ‘in bed’ with Old Mutual, Atterbury

AmaBhungane Team and Daily Maverick reporters

20 June, 2024

Ralph Stanfield, the alleged head of South Africa’s notorious 28s organised crime gang, and his criminally co-accused wife Nicole Johnson have raked in millions of rands after becoming embedded in the construction of the strategic R3-billion King Air Industria project.

Forensic investigator’s challenge to NPA could rock key KZN cases

Sam Sole | AmaBhungane Managing Partner

7 June, 2024

Forensic investigator Leo Saunders has thrown down the gauntlet to the NPA, uMngeni-uThukela Water and water minister Senzo Mchunu over what he alleges amounts to attempted sabotage of criminal cases.

Steinhoff and access to information: what’s at stake?

Caroline James

5 June, 2024

During the Supreme Court of Appeal’s (SCA) hearing of Steinhoff’s appeal against the High Court order that it disclose the investigative report into the company’s collapse, Judge Pieter Meyer made a comment that neatly summarised the case.

Photo confirms Ajay Gupta is behind bars in India

Susan Comrie and Ankit Paliwal, Input Editor at IANS in India

25 May, 2024

State capture mastermind Ajay Gupta was arrested in India on Friday along with his brother-in-law Anil Gupta.

2024 CGFoE Prize Significant Legal Ruling Winner: High Court of South Africa (Johannesburg)

AmaBhungane Advocacy

9 May, 2024

On 25 April 2024, Columbia Global Freedom of Expression hosted a ceremony for their biannual awards.