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The Turkish company that won a controversial bid to plug the hole in Eskom’s electricity supply has been dogged by corruption accusations abroad.

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Cashing in on Ekurhuleni’s money for the poor?

A City of Ekurhuleni aid programme to benefit the poor was generously expanded – but the beneficiaries were often commercial companies, raising questions about misplaced priorities and political favours.

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Millions out, billions in part II: Company that paid millions to the ANC and Malema scored big in Ekurhuleni

Micah Reddy and Stefaans Brümmer
May 4, 2021

Some days Thulani Majola gave generously to the ANC; some days he gave to EFF leader Julius Malema. This even-handedness might help explain the hoard of government contracts Majola accumulated over the years. The second in our two-part series looks at how Majola’s company accumulated lucrative tenders in Ekurhuleni.

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Powerships: Losing bidder claims ‘blatant corruption’, fingers Mantashe ‘associate’

A jilted firm is asking the high court to overturn government’s appointment of preferred bidders for the supply of emergency power, claiming the tender process was “grossly and blatantly flawed, corrupt and procedurally unfair”. The lion’s share went to the Karpowership consortium, which has denied involvement in any impropriety.

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Funder vs funder in R500m pots fiasco

Astonishing sums of public money were poured into a cooking-pot factory project which quickly sank under the weight of mismanagement. Amid the acrimonious fallout, the IDC – made to look foolish – has blacklisted a fellow development funder while court cases are mounting.

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Prasa infected by a leadership ‘pandemic’ says furious former exec

The rail agency has been hollowed out by years of corruption and maladministration. Despite pronouncements on stabilising the “broken” entity the situation only keeps getting worse. Why? A former Prasa legal manager weighs in with a blistering exit letter which puts the blame right at the top.

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Analysis: SSA confirms suspension of ‘bulk surveillance’ following amaB Concourt victory

The spy agency has confirmed it has halted “bulk surveillance” – the mass interception of electronic communication – after the Constitutional Court ruled earlier this month that there was no law authorising it.

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Nedbank scandal in your pocket: Now for the ebook

Miss out on amaB’s investigation into Nedbank and state capture? Download the easy-on-the-eye ebook here.

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Powership company trails corruption claims in its wake

Cashing in on Ekurhuleni’s money for the poor?

Millions out, billions in part II: Company that paid millions to the ANC and Malema scored big in Ekurhuleni

Powerships: Losing bidder claims ‘blatant corruption’, fingers Mantashe ‘associate’

Funder vs funder in R500m pots fiasco

Prasa infected by a leadership ‘pandemic’ says furious former exec

Analysis: SSA confirms suspension of ‘bulk surveillance’ following amaB Concourt victory

Nedbank scandal in your pocket: Now for the ebook

Update: Sars freezes R2.8-billion from Chinese rail company that paid Gupta kickbacks

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