Home affairs minister Malusi Gigaba has succumbed to pressure to quit after a court found he’d lied under oath and a compromising video of him was circulated on social media.
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Former finance minister Pravin Gordhan has directly implicated Jacob Zuma in being part of an orchestrated campaign to loot billions of rand in taxpayer funds during his almost nine-year tenure as president.
South Africa’s recovery from corruption at its state-owned companies requires thorough reform and punishing those responsible, according to public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan.
Scepticism is mounting that the alleged masterminds of South Africa’s biggest-ever embezzlement of state funds will ever be held to account.
A climate of fear and distrust prevails at Sars, which is dogged by low morale and a lack of investment in training and new technology, acting commissioner Mark Kingon said on Friday.
Finance minister Nhlanhla Nene said he met repeatedly with members of the Gupta family, who have been implicated in a corruption scandal related to former President Jacob Zuma.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has suffered the same false start as his predecessor nine years ago: a recession in his first six months in office.
For the past eight years, South Africa was heading down the road to being run as a criminal enterprise.
A member of the Gupta family offered former deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas R600-million to take the top ministry post and threatened to kill him if he spoke of the offer, Jonas told a judicial inquiry.
South Africa’s biggest bank heist took place without a single shot being fired.