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Arms deal probe gets wide terms of reference
28 October, 2011
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".
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.
An ace deal for premier’s associate
A company of which the Free State leader was once a director has scored millions in leases.
The villa, the villains and Rusty
An apartheid-era foreign affairs official has been implicated in the fraud trial of two Germans with close ties to the country's ministry of defence.
Advocacy: Zapiro slams new press code
The cartoonist believes it is too prescriptive and ignores the creative freedom of artists.
Advocacy: Broader public called to comment
14 October, 2011
Commission is embarking on a campaign to elicit debate and is researching possible regulation.
Advocacy: Public participation process on Secrecy Bill lacks transparency
MEDIA FREEDOM: ANC-driven public participation process on the Secrecy Bill could be a move to sideline Parliament.
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