MPUMALANGA SCAM ‘Unique in our jurisprudence’: The price of the state’s refusal to pay Fred Daniel 10 min 5 By Kevin Bloom
By Thomas Brennan What Montesquieu missed: Why democracy must be protected from economic power 6 min 8 28 July 2026
STATES OF CAPTURE ANALYSIS Andrea Johnson’s potential end: Idac boss admits colleagues ‘misinformed’ her in Crime Intelligence scandal 7 min 3 By Caryn Dolley
MADLANGA COMMISSION Idac boss Andrea Johnson grilled over ‘soliciting affidavit, power misuse’ in Crime Intelligence scandal 6 min 1 By Caryn Dolley
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY Lessons from Zondo teach the Madlanga Commission to catch corrupt cops in real time 11 min 2 By Vincent Cruywagen
By Xolisile Ngumbela Ramaphosa’s appointment of Dina Pule deals a blow to the ANC’s renewal initiative 5 min 0 7 July 2026
FLIPPING THE BIRD Ntshavheni says SA diplomat will face action for ‘hobnobbing’ with Zuma and Ajay Gupta 4 min 2 By Victoria O’Regan
By Paul Hoffman Ramaphosa’s failed promises — why a new anti-corruption commission is now crucial 5 min 0 2 July 2026
By Haseena Majid Behind SA’s migration tensions lies a deeper crisis of institutional trust and accountability 4 min 0 22 June 2026
THE LOWLY NEWSPAPERMAN As hate edges South Africa towards bloodshed, the state seems half asleep 5 min 9 By Mondli Makhanya
ANALYSIS SA’s judiciary must fight for hearts and minds to reclaim the moral high ground 7 min 1 By Stephen Grootes
OPEN SECRETS ANALYSIS Unaccountable 00047 — Salim Essa, the shadow broker of State Capture, remains unaccountable 12 min 2 By Zen Mathe and Michael Marchant
DERAILED SARS audit links ex-Prasa boss Lucky Montana to recipient of ‘tall trains’ funds 9 min 11 By Pieter-Louis Myburgh
By Geordin Hill-Lewis Learning from New York's 100-year struggle against corruption to fix South Africa's cities 5 min 5 12 May 2026
RAIL REVIVAL Creecy unveils National Rail Master Plan to fix SA’s economic spine 4 min 10 By Lindsey Schutters
OPEN SECRETS ANALYSIS Unaccountable 00046: Eric Wood at the centre of a stalled reckoning over Transnet billions 9 min 3 By Luvano Ntuli and Michael Marchant for Open Secrets
GROUNDUP Former ANC MP Dipuo Peters settles R193,000 debt as sheriff moves to seize assets 2 min 4 By Marecia Damons
By Tumelo Nkohla As scrutiny intensifies SA’s fraud examiners find themselves drawn into the accountability debate 5 min 0 26 March 2026
‘CAT’ AND THE COPS Matlala’s ‘Ozempic girlfriend’ and ‘job terminator’ among 12 cops arrested in R360m tender scandal 6 min 2 By Caryn Dolley
SCORPIO Molefe ‘slush fund’: ATM data links R11m in cash deposits to ex-Eskom boss locations 9 min 11 By Pieter-Louis Myburgh
