Pauli van Wyk

South Africa

I am an African. Journalist with @DailyMaverick's investigative team, Scorpio. A Daily Maverick reader named their pet after me.

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Part Two: What to prepare for an eight-day hike on the Camino de Santiago

2 months ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Pauli van Wyk

ESCAPE The challenging yet rewarding pilgrimage along Saint James way will test your limits and inspire your soul. In part two, Daily Maverick's Pauli van Wyk shares the story of how she and her husband prepared for their journey, including tips, a packing list, and lessons learnt in the process.
hiking Saint James, the French Way

2 months ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Pauli van Wyk

ESCAPE Your Camino joy is directly congruent to the ease with which you carry the weight on your back. The challenging yet rewarding pilgrimage along Saint James way will test your limits and inspire your soul. Forward motion is medicine for the stretched spirit. Whether that be by the choices we make to propel us forward in life or simply by courageously putting one foot in front of the other. My spirit reached a low point last year.
Weekend Wrap #109

Nov 2, 2024 | dailymaverick.co.za | Pieter-Louis Myburgh |Pauli van Wyk |Branko Brkic |Zukiswa Pikoli

‘Ghost Company’ bags R428-million oxygen plant tender for state hospitals; mini-budget presentation chills like a cold shower; and spooky street scenes from New York City’s Halloween – all in the weekend wrap.
The gold and tobacco mafia — why are the Hawks and NPA not acting?

Oct 29, 2024 | dailymaverick.co.za | Pauli van Wyk

ANALYSIS The Hawks and NPA have had their heads stuck firmly in the sand for years now, since SARS initiated a series of search and seizure operations that unravelled Simon Rudland’s alleged gold and tobacco smuggling network. The reluctance by these entities to act is bad news for South Africa’s attempts to exit the FATF greylisting by June 2025.
Watch - Backdated Loan? Justice Minister Simelane’s R575,600 VBS scandal exposed

Oct 16, 2024 | dailymaverick.co.za | Pauli van Wyk |Kyle Cowan

VIDEO Justice Minister Thembi Simelane’s justification for the R575,600 benefit she received in 2016 from a fixer tied to the VBS bank scandal hinges on a ‘loan agreement’ that now appears to have been backdated. Suspicious dates and a questionable timeline suggest the contract may have been falsified. In this video, investigative journalist Pauli van Wyk breaks down how these discrepancies were uncovered.
Simelane’s ‘financial adviser’ Razwinane debarred, fined

Oct 16, 2024 | dailymaverick.co.za | Pauli van Wyk

AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY An investigation by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority into VBS Bank corruption-accused Ralliom Razwinane found the financial adviser contravened a long list of legislation and financial services conduct rules when he cajoled the Polokwane Local Municipality and the Community Schemes Ombudsman Service into investing hundreds of millions of rands in the bank.
Simelane’s coffee shop ‘loan’ payback does not legitimise the benefit received

Oct 8, 2024 | dailymaverick.co.za | Pauli van Wyk

NEWS ANALYSIS Justice Minister Thembi Simelane appears fixated on explaining that she eventually paid back the suspicious VBS-linked coffee shop ‘loan’. In Simelane’s view, the repayment supposedly indicates that her cash boon could not have been unlawful. The argument is a ruse. The legal test for a corrupt deal under South African anti-corruption legislation hinges on whether both parties had a common understanding about the nature of the unlawful deal.
South Africa: Watch / The Pillaging of VBS Mutual Bank - Daily Maverick Journalists Unpack the Fraud At the Heart of the Bank's Failure

Aug 1, 2024 | allafrica.com | Neesa Moodley |Pauli van Wyk

Although VBS Mutual Bank collapsed six years ago, it has been in the headlines this month following an affidavit by its former chairperson, Tshifhiwa Matodzi, that could well prove to be a smoking gun for many of the perpetrators of the fraud at the heart of the bank's failure. In this video, journalists Pauli van Wyk and Neesa Moodley explain what happened.
Watch: The pillaging of VBS Mutual Bank - Daily Maverick journalists unpack the fraud at the heart of the bank’s failure

Jul 30, 2024 | dailymaverick.co.za | Neesa Moodley |Pauli van Wyk

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Reserve Bank orders Steinhoff to forfeit more than R6-billion to the State

Jul 19, 2024 | dailymaverick.co.za | Pauli van Wyk

SCORPIO This week, the Reserve Bank notified the Steinhoff group of companies that its funds in seven local accounts have been forfeited to the state. The forfeiture amounts to about R6-billion, plus interest — a record forfeiture for the central bank.