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Burma ambassador’s questionable past
4 November, 2011
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.
Krejcir bodyguard in gunfight
28 October, 2011
Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir was linked to another mysterious incident this week when one of his alleged bodyguards was shot and arrested.
Arms deal probe gets wide terms of reference
The scope of the probe into claims of corruption and impropriety in the arms deal has been hailed as "better than a sharp stick in the eye".
Selebi clings to ‘conspiracy’ claim
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.
Help an amaBhungane investigation
25 October, 2011
Calling on our readers: help us identify the people in these photos.
The well-connected Mr KLamp
21 October, 2011
The Zambian fugitive behind a dubious circumcision project in KZN has friends in high places in SA, including a president, a king and an ex-spy boss.
Hawks’ swoop on police intelligence was ‘political’
The Hawks' crackdown on the police's crime intelligence division may have as much to do with political power struggles as alleged fraud.
Erwin’s company lands tender-free coal deal
Promotion of Access to Information (Paia) application unlocks Richards Bay riddle.
The Oil for Food scandal so far
The release of the Donen report into the Oil for Food scandal may well reopen a Pandora's box of allegations about kickbacks and diplomatic favours traded for oil from Saddam Hussein's Iraq.
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