Investigations
Prasa hires new contractors after R266m tender blunder
Prasa has had to hire new contractors to redo modernisation work at two depots
WhatsApp exchange reveals alleged bribe for cops in coal mine raid
Allegations of police corruption have emerged involving Capt Itumeleng Phakedi, who allegedly received bribes from Johan de Witt, a director of Mamokebe Colliery, to conduct a raid on the Dirkiesdorp coal mine.
Mediator’s ties with ‘kidnap kingpin’ probed
Police discover communications, proof of payment between anti-kidnapping consultant Reshad Ismail and ‘kidnapping kingpin’ Esmael Nangy
Prasa’s runaway tenders: Heads face scrutiny over R2.8bn procurement scandal
No action has been taken on an SIU report that irregular security company contracts were signed over a period of nine years under the watch of six different CEOs or acting CEOs
Sibiya accuses police chiefs of misleading inquiry
The suspended deputy national commissioner says testimony heard by the Madlanga Commission has created ‘a misleading impression’ of his role and relationship with the various role players under investigation.
Police raid took place three days before warrant was issued, mine claims
A mining rights dispute has taken a new twist, with allegations that a police raid last week in which mining equipment was seized happened three days before a warrant for it was issued.
Two die after ‘unlawful’ police raid at mine
Mpumalanga top cops are in hot water for allegedly removing heavy mining equipment and trucks that got stuck on a road leading to the death of two motorists near Dirkiesdorp coal mine.
Principal’s KFC feast as pupils eat samp
Bank statements reveal more than R1m in questionable spending by principal of Ulwazi school in East London
PIC chief investment officer Kabelo Rikhotso suspended
The Public Investment Corporation announced late on Friday that its board had placed chief investment officer Kabelo Rikhotso on precautionary suspension after a whistleblower report.
KZN premier Thami Ntuli takes action over R600m tender irregularities
Siboniso Mbhele has been suspended after an internal investigation found he ignored departmental advice and contravened prescribed processes
The story behind the R77m City of Tshwane looting
A tale of an Afrikaans couple, their domestic worker’s son and the wife of a Pretoria metro cop.
Gone with the wind: No sign of recovery for R77m stolen from financially crippled City of Tshwane
Financial records reveal how funds were looted from city’s community safety department through a BEE fronting scheme and used to fund the lavish lifestyle of former senior official and convicted fraudster Jacobs Barend ‘Japie’ Lerm
On the hunt: Exposing South Africa’s kidnapping kingpins
A TimesLIVE investigation reveals how alleged international crime bosses have been given free rein by corrupt police and home affairs officials, enabling them to terrorise local and international business owners with impunity
Military conducted ‘training’ at Mall of Africa on day of alleged Isis funder’s disappearance
Footage apparently shows vehicles with plates linked to SANDF-affiliated Peters Communications Trust at about the time Abdella Abadiga vanished
SANDF denies snatching 'Isis funder'
The South African National Defence Force and a company linked to it have denied any knowledge regarding the whereabouts of Ethiopian Abdella Hussein Abadiga who was allegedly kidnapped from the Mall of Africa in Johannesburg in December.
























