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Motala faces criminal charges for perjury
11 November, 2011
Enver Motala, who came under fire for the liquidation of Pamodzi Gold mines, allegedly changed his name to disguise 93 previous fraud convictions.
Advocacy: Botswana: Southern Africa’s most secretive state
Botswana has been awarded this year's "Golden Padlock" award for the Southern African country with the most secretive public institutions.
Advocacy: Filing mess a miscarriage of justice
Dysfunctional record-keeping keeps watchdog groups and the media in the dark.
DA demands answers on Burma ambassador
7 November, 2011
The DA has called on the president to send the Burma ambassador to SA packing, after investigations suggest he has a questionable human rights record.
The ubiqitous Michael Hulley: Plum job for Zuma’s lawyer
4 November, 2011
As the sun sets on the now-liquidated mining company, Aurora director Michael Hulley's selection as the president's legal adviser has raised eyebrows.
Roux Shabangu: Lord of pricey leases
A building leased to the Independent Complaints Directorate has been fingered for a fourfold leap in directorate's bill.
Burma ambassador’s questionable past
An M&G investigation has found Burma's ambassador to SA, Myint Naung may be a former brigadier general linked to serious human rights abuses.
How Juju’s Mauritius wedding host made his millions
Malema's extravagant host in Mauritius, David Mabilu made his millions by buying land from one arm of government and reselling it to another.
Selebi clings to ‘conspiracy’ claim
28 October, 2011
Disgraced former police chief will claim in appeal court that he was the victim of a Scorpions plot.
The premier and the lease
CLARIFICATION: Magashule may not have signed the lease himself, but his role in its authorisation is clear.
The arms deal’s big deceit: The great submarine rip-off
A leaked report on the contract to supply SA with submarines has exposed the major deceit at the heart of the arms deal: inflated promises of offsets.
Krejcir bodyguard in gunfight
Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir was linked to another mysterious incident this week when one of his alleged bodyguards was shot and arrested.
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