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Online gambling: Look who’s knocking at the door
14 August, 2026
In February this year a regulator, the Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board (WCGRB), announced the planned sale of a bookmaker license to a newly formed company called Bet777.
Inside the SAPS investigation into former PRASA security chief Alexio Papadopulo
7 August, 2026
An urgent application by former Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) security chief Alexio Papadopulo has lifted the veil on details of a Commercial Crime Unit investigation into his dealings with alleged gang boss Ralph Stanfield.
Eleven years on, the Department of Agriculture’s R26m mobile vet clinics remain undelivered – and accountability has stalled
5 August, 2026
In July 2015, Centurion Bus Manufacturers (CBM) scored a R31-million contract to buy and convert seven buses into mobile veterinarian clinics for the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD).
Right of reply | Minister Senzo Mchunu: I referred matters to IGI in lawful exercise of statutory authority, without any ulterior purpose
23 July, 2026
On 20 July 2026, an article was published under the title: “Explosive affidavit by IGI shows how Mchunu drew him into Crime Intelligence wars.
Exclusive: Explosive affidavit by Inspector General of Intelligence (IGI) shows he was drawn into fight over Crime Intelligence by then police minister Senzo Mchunu
20 July, 2026
An explosive high court application by suspended Inspector General of Intelligence (IGI), Imtiaz Fazel confirms how central former police minister Senzo Mchunu’s office was to the series of investigations and leaks that led both to the Madlanga Commission and to.
Analysis: What are Mashaba and Malema hiding?
19 July, 2026
Who is paying for our fragile democracy? And what are political parties actually doing with the money we see coming in through the immensely imperfect disclosure system (which most parties want to dilute further)? AmaBhungane has been fighting for the.
Ralph Stanfield: How SARS fumbled its chance to take him down, ‘Al Capone’-style
16 July, 2026
In early 2019 Ralph Stanfield, the putative head of South Africa’s notorious 28s organised crime gang, was facing a seemingly slam-dunk criminal complaint from SARS after the taxman uncovered what it believed to be a scheme to use fraudulent tax.
Aviation couple milked millions from the National Skills Fund
8 July, 2026
In 2024, the National Skills Fund (NSF) awarded R148-million in funding to Wonderboom based Flyfofa Aviation Training to train Gauteng residents from impoverished schools.
Analysis: March and March and the shadow of 2021
28 June, 2026
The shadow of former President Jacob Zuma hangs over the anti-immigrant movement and its leading protagonists in the run up to their planned 30 June shutdown – just as it hung over the coordinated 2021 unrest that broke out after.
Analysis: Treasury’s procurement monster
25 June, 2026
AmaBhungane recently reported that Eskom awarded three diesel-supply contracts, each worth roughly R4-billion, to: – a group that is under investigation for allegedly bribing Transnet officials;– an obscure company which also received a large.
Analysis | Tongaat Hulett business rescue: Brinkmanship on steroids in the service of a dubious Zimbabwean elite
14 June, 2026
It seems both unjust and ironic that, while poor South Africans are mobilising against Zimbabwean migrants (among others) who are mostly just seeking refuge from their own predatory mafia-state, SA power-brokers appear poised to open the door for a Zimbabwean-dominated.
Betting battle joined: the SA Reserve Bank probes Betway
12 June, 2026
In the middle of a snowballing gambling epidemic, industry leader Super Group (Betway and Jackpot City) has quietly made it known that it faces an investigation by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB).
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