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NPA in crisis — ID boss Andrea Johnson’s unguided missile

Jan 19, 2025 | dailymaverick.co.za | Graeme Hosken |Sam Sole

AMABHUNGANE The Investigating Directorate boss’s star witness against former Speaker and defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula may end up detonating in Andrea Johnson’s face. Meet Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu, the well-connected military contractor and prosecution witness who was primed to nail a big fish: parliamentary Speaker and former defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula.
Affidavit, if true, shows banality of alleged corruption

Jan 19, 2025 | dailymaverick.co.za | Graeme Hosken |Sam Sole

AMABHUNGANE Former defence minister and speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula is back in court today with her lawyers filing an application to try to force the disclosure of parts of the prosecution docket the State says are confidential. Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu’s affidavit implicating the former defence minister paints a portrait of routine entitlement, bullying and corruption.
All eyes on ANC bigwigs after NPA bags big witness

Sep 22, 2024 | brnw.ch | Greg Arde |Sam Sole

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All eyes on ANC bigwigs after NPA bags big witness

Sep 22, 2024 | news24.com | Greg Arde |Sam Sole

Uruguayan businessman, Gaston Savoi outside the Kimberley Magistrate's Court. (Gallo Images/Foto24/Emile Hendricks) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.
All eyes on ANC bigwigs after NPA bags big witness

Sep 22, 2024 | brnw.ch | Greg Arde |Sam Sole

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All eyes on ANC bigwigs after NPA bags a witness

Sep 22, 2024 | amabhungane.org | Sam Sole
All eyes on ANC bigwigs after NPA bags a witness in Gaston Savoi

Sep 21, 2024 | dailymaverick.co.za | Greg Arde |Sam Sole

AMABHUNGANE The corruption plea agreement reached with Uruguayan businessman Gaston Savoi piles pressure on key ANC provincial heavyweights, but also harks back to the shadow of the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) own capture. In the South African State Capture league, Gaston Savoi is a bit player. The smooth, moustachioed swindler from South America is nowhere near as big as the Gupta brothers. Dirty contracts with his company, Intaka, cost the state a paltry R100-million.
Weekend Wrap #98

Aug 10, 2024 | dailymaverick.co.za | Stephen Grootes |Greg Arde |Sam Sole |J Brooks Spector

John Steenhuisen’s leadership and balancing test; meet the 11-year-old Olympic skateboarder; and debunking 5 myths about antidepressants—all in the weekend wrap While several factors could make or break the coalition government, there are only three or four individuals who can determine its success. While it is obvious that President Cyril Ramaphosa is one, it is surely the case that DA leader John Steenhuisen is another. He has a complicated and key role to play.
South Africa: Mafia State - Richards Bay Minerals Pushes Back, but the War Is Far From Over

Aug 5, 2024 | allafrica.com | Greg Arde |Sam Sole

Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) pays annual taxes of R1-billion and estimates its economic impact at R8-billion a year, with R1.5-billion going to local businesses in 2021. This huge pot of cash exercises an extraordinary pull on good and bad actors in the surrounding community - as well as their political and criminal overlords - creating a 'resource curse' that has already claimed at least 18 lives.
amaBhungane | Mafia state: Richards Bay Minerals pushes back, but the war is far from over

Aug 5, 2024 | news24.com | Greg Arde |Sam Sole

Richards Bay Minerals pays annual taxes of R1 billion and estimates its economic impact at R8 billion a year. R1.5 billion of its procurement spend in 2021 went to local businesses. This huge pot of cash exercises an extraordinary pull on good and bad actors in the surrounding community – as well as their political and criminal overlords – creating a "resource curse" that has already claimed at least 18 lives.