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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.
Agliotti: ‘I sleep very well at night’
26 November, 2010
Drug dealer Glenn Agliotti was a confident man on Friday morning, as he laughed and joked at a press conference in Johannesburg.
Miscarriage of justice marked by lack of will
The Kebble murder case fell victim to zeal in the related Selebi case, leading to leniency for accused.
Sishen row: Govt targets steel prices
The debacle over the award of lapsed mining rights in the Sishen iron ore mine could be used by government to force Amsa to cut in steel prices.
Pamodzi mine liquidators slug it out
19 November, 2010
Correspondence between Pamodzi Gold and Aurora Empowerment Systems reveals bitter divisions among those representing different interests.
Block’s strange taste in lawyer
12 November, 2010
John Block, the ANC Northern Cape leader accused of tender fraud, is being defended by a man who has a serious corruption charge hanging over his head.
Timeline of a Telkom tender
5 November, 2010
When Robert Gumede tendered to produce phonecards for Telkom in 2002, he had just come out of a bad break-up with his business partner.
Robert Gumede’s ex-wife has told the M&G how she transferred R100 000 to the account of a company belonging to a Telkom executive’s wife.
Robert Gumede's ex-wife has told the M&G how she transferred R100 000 to the account of a company belonging to a Telkom executive's wife.
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