Corruption
etv: emails show who really runs the show
A credibility crisis in South Africa’s independent media is unfolding this week, writes Patrick Bond.
Patrick Bond
Analysis | 28 October 2014
Police: the facts behind the Commissioner’s “good story”
Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Policing should ask police management some tough questions, writes Zackie Achmat in the second in a series of articles on policing.
Zackie Achmat
Opinion | 24 October 2014
Police’s Firearms Registry contract probed by Hawks
After paying R340 million for a Firearms Control System that was not delivered, the SA Police Service has cancelled its contract with IT company Waymark Infotech. The botched contract is subject to a criminal investigation by the Hawks.
Daneel Knoetze
News | 21 October 2014
R400 million firearms control system in shambles
Pressure is mounting on the police to sort out problems with a R400 million firearms control system, ten years after the contract to develop it was signed with Pretoria-based company Waymark Infotech.
Daneel Knoetze
Feature | 17 October 2014
How I crossed the border illegally
Every day, hundreds of Zimbabweans cross the Beit Bridge border across the Limpopo River into South Africa - some of them illegally. GroundUp reporter Tariro Washinyira joined them.
Tariro Washinyira
News | 13 October 2014
How Nedbank took the Radebes’ house and how they won it back again
On Thursday in the Gauteng High Court, judgment was given in a matter dealing with reverse mortgage schemes. These schemes have proliferated over the last few years as people with poor credit records seek out companies that are willing to lend them money regardless of their blacklisted status.
Claire Martens
Analysis | 26 September 2014
Allegations around public works programme spark protests in desperate Free State dorp
Arrive in Smithfield from any direction and the first official board one sees announces: ‘Mohokare declares war on waste’. The chief weapon in that war is a platoon of temporary workers hired under government’s Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) administered by local municipalities.
Carmel Rickard
News | 16 September 2014
A week in activism
This week in political activism we look at Sonke Gender Justice’s call for government to take urgent action on hate crime, charges laid by TAC against senior health officials in Bloemfontein, and the launch of an urgent intervention on behalf of Marikana residents.
Thembela Ntongana
News | 4 September 2014
Khayelitsha Commission findings: what now?
The conclusion of the Khayelitsha Commission has left many people asking “what now?” writes Ayanda Nyoka.
Ayanda Nyoka
Opinion | 3 September 2014