Watch: The pillaging of VBS Mutual Bank – Daily Maverick journalists unpack the fraud at the heart of the bank’s failure

Journalists who can't write?

Sooooo tired of expôses leading nowhere.

Thank you. This is so very important. Keep pushing, keep exposing. I know with absolute certainty that it hurts Julius, Floyd and and the rest and it hurts them hard, even if they are not yet enjoying their stays in the prisons in which they undoubtedly belong. Thank you again for saving us all.

Now can we get more on Phala Phala, we tend to be dwelling more into smaller matters while pushing the bigger ones under the rug. It's as if the media is being channeled to report on certain issues but others to drive a narrative.

An excellent summary of the status to date. The EFF (Malema and Shivambu) has repeatedly stated that they would step aside if guilty of corruption - let the process of criminal charges begin and see how he defends himself in court.

Great work! Thank you for exposing these crooks. The arrogance of wearing red overalls to symbolise their concern for workers while living a champagne lifestyle at the direct expense of these same workers is appalling.

With a 20 year wait on the highest courts process none of these okes will see jail time even if proven guilty.

Excellent investigative journalism. Keep on digging and exposing the culprits one is above the law especially politicians who ask for the support of the people they end up hurting and vehemently deny it. Everyone must be charged and be brought to book.

Well done Pauli, keep going. You are the reason I took out a monthly subscription to DM. 100% supporter

Great work by the journalists.

I like this medium - I think it's more powerful than the written word. When Pauli first wrote about VBS and EFF participation in the looting spree she suffered incredible personal attacks on Twitter from EFF supporters. The general level of discourse and argument was lowest common denominator stuff, mixed together with constant requests that Pauli provide 'proof' I think then what Pauli and Nessa are doing is addressing a particular social media audience and almost daring the EFF to sue them if they feel wronged - a fight which the fighters will do their damndest to avoid

Thanks DM. Pauli and her colleagues deserve the highest praise for courage and determination in their work for the desperately poor people who are forced to accept that Julius Malema is walking around in Louis Vuitton and Gucci wear purchased with their life savings. This is obscenity supreme!

Our courts are dysfunctional as is our NPA. So no need to hold your breath for either of them tto take action. Jail time never, it takes for ever to go through the courts. Another scandal swept under the carpets. Pay back the money time, tast of there own medicine.

Incredible work Pauli, well done! We know they are rotten and now it's over to the NPA to prove they are impartial. These politicians are from the depths of Hell.

Thank you Pauli and DM for consistently asking the questions

The NPA's and Batohi's ongoing calls for patience are becoming tedious. She's clearly a weak leader and/or not interested in prosecuting Pope Julius and Cardinal Floyd for some reason. Nothing in law requires the NPA to prosecute all of the related crimes together. They could do so one at a time.

Thieves are in the vineyard trying to steal the harvest