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The R280m Joburg ‘crime scene’: How CoJ kept Kgoro in business (part three)

In part three of the series, we look at how the city, under the ANC’s leadership, rolled over and allowed a politically-connected consortium to hijack three hectares of prime city land.

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The R280m Joburg ‘crime scene’: Strategic friends (part two)

This is part two of a three-part series that looks at the sale of erf 575 – three hectares of prime land above the Sandton Gautrain – to a consortium with deep connections to the ANC.

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Nedbank recoils in light of state capture allegations

Sam Sole and Susan Comrie
Feb 13, 2021

Following an amaBhungane exposé, the bank faces tough questions about its relationship with a key state capture enabler. It is largely staying silent.

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State capture: The case against Nedbank

Susan Comrie and Sam Sole
Feb 8, 2021

In the saga of disgraced financial services firm Regiments Capital, one name keeps popping up: Nedbank. After years of digging, we can disclose that the bank incentivised the firm to peddle the bank's financial products to public sector clients that Regiments was supposed to advise impartially. Together, they raked in hundreds of millions.

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How Geoff Makhubo lied to amaB

Johannesburg’s embattled mayor was grilled by the state capture commission last week after it was confirmed that his company received millions from a city contract – despite his earlier denials to amaBhungane.

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At Zondo, EOH plunges ANC and Joburg mayor Makhubo into tender kickback scandal

New information at the Zondo commission has unearthed evidence that executives of the tech giant channelled questionable payments to the ANC – before and after it landed significant contracts with the city – and to a company controlled by current Johannesburg mayor Geoff Makhubo.

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Treasury orders investigation into Joburg’s EFF-linked fleet contract

National treasury has deemed a controversial City of Johannesburg fleet contract “irregular”, instructing that it should be cancelled and subjected to a forensic investigation.

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Geoff Makhubo: Joburg’s tainted mayor-in-waiting

Investigators — from the city and beyond — are sniffing at “city capture” deals where the ANC regional boss may be implicated. If he becomes mayor, what will come of those investigations?

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Fleet company that paid Malema fails to deliver on Joburg contract

Micah Reddy, Stefaans Brümmer and Sam Sole
Dec 2, 2019

It’s a year since amaBhungane exposed how fleet company Afrirent funnelled money into a Malema-EFF slush fund – as it scored a R1.3bn City of Joburg contract. Now Afrirent is way behind delivering on that contract.

City of Joburg

The R280m Joburg ‘crime scene’: How CoJ kept Kgoro in business (part three)

The R280m Joburg ‘crime scene’: Strategic friends (part two)

Nedbank recoils in light of state capture allegations

State capture: The case against Nedbank

How Geoff Makhubo lied to amaB

At Zondo, EOH plunges ANC and Joburg mayor Makhubo into tender kickback scandal

Treasury orders investigation into Joburg’s EFF-linked fleet contract

Geoff Makhubo: Joburg’s tainted mayor-in-waiting

Fleet company that paid Malema fails to deliver on Joburg contract

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