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The #:Laundry, City of Gold, part three – How “fake” mines allegedly feed the illicit gold machine
21 October, 2024
Recap: In the previous two instalments of this series we tracked allegations of the rise of a colossal scam to melt down tax-free Krugerrands and employ so-called “invoice factories” to fraudulently claim back VAT.
Bizarre invoice, tax issues and political ties: company scores ‘irregular’ R150m health contract
16 October, 2024
The National Department of Health (NDOH) dodged legislation and regulations to grant a little-known company, Brainwave Projects SA, a R122-million contract.
The #Laundry: City of Gold, part two – A vertically integrated gold machine
14 October, 2024
Recap: In Part One we saw how Zimbabwean pastor Frank Sadiqi managed to become one of the country’s biggest Krugerrand traders, buying a staggering R19-billion’s worth between late 2017 and 2020.
The #Laundry: City of Gold, part one
9 October, 2024
This story is part of our new series The #Laundry, which explores a vast, tangled web of international money laundering networks.
The #Laundry: the ‘shadow bankers’ powering organised crime
8 October, 2024
Consider this dilemma: it is Covid lockdown and cigarette sales are banned; you manage to sneak huge volumes of cigarettes into the country nonetheless, or perhaps you keep manufacturing them here and pinkie-swear they are meant for export.
Dissecting the data behind Eskom’s turnaround
1 October, 2024
At 5am on Tuesday 26 March, loadshedding came to an abrupt end.
All eyes on ANC bigwigs after NPA bags a witness
22 September, 2024
In the South African state capture league, Gaston Savoi is a bit player.
Investec defends secret financial provisions in German tax fraud probe
19 September, 2024
In its 2024 annual report, Investec Bank remained steadfast in providing extremely limited information on ‘formal claims’ from the German Federal Tax Office in relation to its involvement in the so-called cum-ex scandal that rocked European financial markets several years.
Ex-DG Mogajane and the alleged VBS bribe: ties to non-profit directors revealed
14 August, 2024
AmaBhungane can reveal that former National Treasury Director General Dondo Mogajane is a family friend of the Mkhize sisters, whose non-profit company was paid R1-million by VBS Mutual Bank.
Mafia state: Richards Bay Minerals pushes back, but the war is far from over
5 August, 2024
Ominous sentinels line the long, straight roads to Richards Bay, a city living in fear of assassins.
Own goal! PetroSA’s multi-billion rand offshore gas deal thwarted by unpaid soccer player
26 July, 2024
In December 2023, PetroSA entrusted a potential R21.
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