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UK government worries over fallout of state corruption in SA

The UK government on Thursday said it was taking allegations of state-linked corruption in South Africa very seriously, as possible links to British banks could sully the reputation of the UK’s financial industry. The House of Lords, the UK Parliament’s upper chamber, was debating money laundering and state corruption in SA. “We are taking this very seriously because we realise the consequences of not doing so for the reputation of […]

20 October 2017

News

National shutdown on Wednesday as Cosatu strikes

Wednesday’s national strike action organised by trade federation Cosatu will affect all sectors of the economy. So said Cosatu’s general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali, as the union declared its readiness for a total shut down of the country in all 13 provinces. About 100 000 workers are expected to join tomorrow’s nationwide strike against corruption, state capture and job losses. The strike is a protected one as Cosatu applied for a […]

26 September 2017

Local

Pay back the money – DA after Bell Pottinger CEO’s resignation

If James Henderson truly appreciated the implications of Bell Pottinger propaganda in South Africa, he would repay the R20 million the PR firm reportedly earned from the Gupta family, the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Sunday. Henderson resigned as CEO of Bell Pottinger over the weekend ahead of an independent report’s publication on Monday which looked at the firm’s work for the controversial Gupta family, the Financial Times reported. Henderson ordered an […]

4 September 2017

Local

Zuma to face questions on family benefits, SABC, Manana

President Jacob Zuma is due to face another round of questions in Parliament on Thursday when he appears for his quarterly question session. Zuma did his best to evade tough questions during his last question session on June 22, the same day the Constitutional Court made its ruling on the rules and use of a secret ballot. Read: It was Zuma v Maimane, but the 'teflon don' escaped again This […]

31 August 2017

Local

Oakbay sells mining unit for $225 million

Oakbay Investments said on Wednesday it would sell its mining unit Tegeta for $225 million, the second sale this week in the company's portfolio of investments caught up in an influence-peddling scandal. Oakbay is owned by the Gupta family, business friends of President Jacob Zuma accused of using their links with the 75-year old leader to wield undue influence and win lucrative state contracts. Both Zuma and the family deny […]

23 August 2017

Local

BLF’s Andile Mngxitama linked to Guptas

Black First Land First leader Andile Mngxitama did not only meet with the Guptas, he also received an instruction to write an article about BizNews editor Alec Hogg on their behalf. This has been revealed in the #GuptaLeaks which shows that Mngxitama met with Gupta lieutenant Santosh Choubey in February 2016 and that he asked the family for funding around the same time. Mngxitama has denied receiving any money from […]

24 July 2017

Local

DA guns for chief financial officer over Gupta connection

The DA will lay criminal charges against Eskom chief financial officer Anoj Singh because it believes he might have had a pivotal role in the Guptas' capture of the parastatal. "Singh has been linked to a range of corruption scandals and dodgy deals at Eskom which must be fully investigated," DA spokesman Natasha Mazzone said yesterday. These included the awarding of contracts worth R495-million to Trillian as a subcontractor of […]

21 July 2017

Local

I can’t wait to respond to my critics without restrictions – Zuma

President Jacob Zuma did not spare his critics during the Nelson Mandela Memorial Lecture in Empangeni on Tuesday night. Zuma first took a jibe at former presidents Thabo Mbeki and Kgalema Motlanthe and former deputy president Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka for "sharing a platform with (FW) de Klerk". The national foundations of the three former presidents and Mlambo-Ngcuka were part of the recent national dialogues initiative in Braamfontein. The foundations had joined […]

19 July 2017

Local

Software giant paid Gupta front R100m ‘kickbacks’

With €22-billion (about R330 billion) in revenue last year, German software multinational SAP should have all the expertise it needs to close major deals. Instead, the #GuptaLeaks and related information show, the world’s third largest software company is not above calling in help from the politically connected, risking contravention of international anti-bribery laws. AmaBhungane and Scorpio can reveal that in August 2015, SAP signed a “sales commission agreement” with a […]

11 July 2017

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