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Toxic state secrets and corrosive petrol deals
22 October 2026
PetroSA has pushed back on claims that it owes R606-million to a former partner, Nako Energy.
‘Gang boss’ Ralph Stanfield’s prosecution D-Day
19 October 2026
Ralph Stanfield and his wife Nicole Johnson will appear in the Western Cape High Court this week alongside 12 of their co-accused.
SAPS & Stanfield: Carelessness or infiltration
7 October 2026
Police did business with alleged 28s gang boss Ralph Stanfield’s associated fuel company.
Masters of the universe?
30 September 2026
How the Johannesburg Stock Exchange’s biggest broker captured billion-rand companies ‘on the cheap’.
World News Day: #JournalismMatters. So does #amaBhungane
28 September 2026
Being at the helm of amaBhungane in these dizzying, dangerous times is a rollercoaster ride.
Can you liquidate a state-owned entity?
17 September 2026
The state-owned fuel company, PetroSA, faces liquidation after entering into a ludicrous settlement with an obscure but ambitious fuel trader, Nako Energy.
Spooks run free without oversight. What could go wrong?
31 August 2026
Very little to no progress has been made into the investigation of alleged misconduct by suspended Inspector General of Intelligence, Imtiaz Fazel.
How did Eskom lose track of R1-billion of diesel?
21 August 2026
AmaBhungane’s investigation shows that Eskom repeatedly paid for diesel and recorded it as “received” in its books.
Gambling predators on the prowl
14 August 2026
South Africa’s snowballing online gambling crisis has made the country an unexpected outlier.
Parliament needs to learn from Madlanga what accountability means
7 August 2026
SAPS investigators suspect former PRASA security chief Alexio Papadopulo facilitated subcontracting arrangements for the benefit of reputed crime boss Ralph Stanfield
Eleven years. R26-million paid. Nothing delivered.
5 August 2026
Eleven years on, the Department of Agriculture’s R26m mobile vet clinics remain undelivered – and accountability has stalled.
Explosive affidavit: The Inspector General of Intelligence, Ramaphosa, Madlanga and more
20 July 2026
Explosive affidavit by Inspector General of Intelligence shows he was drawn into fight over Crime Intelligence by then police minister Senzo Mchunu.
Living the fight for transparency
19 July 2026
AmaB is fighting to access the financial reports of all SA’s political parties. Only ActionSA and the EFF have gone on the offensive to avoid full transparency.
The gangster, the taxman, and the dead accountant
16 July 2026
Ralph Stanfield: How SARS fumbled its chance to take him down, ‘Al Capone’-style.
Aviation couple milked millions from the National Skills Fund
8 July 2026
More questions about National Skills Fund allocations have been raised by the Flyfofa Aviation Training saga.
Analysis: March and March and the shadow of 2021
28 June 2026
March and March’s rise is tied to Zuma family connections, political allies and anti-immigrant organisers.
Workshopping Procurement Law
25 June 2026
The new Public Procurement Act and its draft regulations are costly, unwieldy and unworkable.
Tongaat Hulett business rescue: Journalism and justice
14 June 2026
Tongaat Hulett’s business rescue has become a battle over more than just the troubled sugar company.
Money here, money there
12 June 2026
Gambling giant Betway has disclosed that it is facing an investigation by the South African Reserve Bank.
Crime wave: Correctional Services has lost track of nearly 28,000 high risk parolees
28 May 2026
South Africa’s correctional system has lost track of nearly 28,000 absconded parolees.
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