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Ex-con is Khulubuse’s link to Chinese deals
7 January, 2011
An SA-based Taiwanese man, Jen-Chih "Robert" Huang, has emerged as the middleman in deals between Chinese companies and President Jacob Zuma's nephew.
That’s the way the cookie crumbles
23 December, 2010
Stefaans Brümmer and Ilham Rawoot report on the cronies who were discovered this year with their hands in the public cookie jar.
Khulubuse Zuma tries to pay workers secretly
17 December, 2010
CEO of embattled mining company Aurora Empowerment Systems, allegedly tried to pay a union representative R5-million for unpaid workers' salaries.
Could this be SA’s worst town?
10 December, 2010
Only mass sackings could turn Matjhabeng around, a forensic audit implies.
East Rand firms on US critical list
WikiLeaks has released a secret diplomatic United States embassy cable listing two SA companies seen as critical to American interests.
SA dealer in Zim diamond claim
Ernie Blom calls the alleged boasting of his involvement in the illegal Chiadzwa diamonds trade 'an absolute lie'.
The Arms Deal – the scandal that refuses to die
6 December, 2010
Politicians and officials -- even the boss of the elite Hawks unit -- have done their best to bury the scandal.
The house the arms deal bought
3 December, 2010
Arms-deal middleman Fana Hlongwane financed a R4-million home for General Siphiwe Nyanda when Nyanda prepared to step down as defence force chief.
How Menzi stymied arms probe
As director general of the justice department, Menzi Simelane repeatedly hobbled the arms-deal probe.
Detainee dies while state dithers
Accused caught up in interdepartmental conflicts was denied his legal rights.
SA men in plastic banknote scam
29 November, 2010
Front company channelled millions of dollars in commissions from Nigerian contract.
Miscarriage of justice marked by lack of will
26 November, 2010
The Kebble murder case fell victim to zeal in the related Selebi case, leading to leniency for accused.
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