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Sassa says it has fixed most of its audit problems but gaps remainMarecia Damons

Equipment, apparently provided by a Chinese company, for mining at Sensele mine. Photo supplied

The Zambian minister, the mysterious businesswoman and illegal miningCharles Mafa and Beverly Subeti

Souvenirs with faces of the late anti-apartheid activists and politicians of South Africa including Nelson Mandela, Steve Bantu Biko and Winnie Madikizela Mandela are displayed at a makeshift stall on Vilakazi Street, the only street in the world which was home to two Nobel Peace Prize winners, President Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, in Soweto, South Africa, 22 April 2024. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Inquest into Steve Biko's death reopened after 48 yearsReuters reporter

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Souvenirs with faces of the late anti-apartheid activists and politicians of South Africa including Nelson Mandela, Steve Bantu Biko and Winnie Madikizela Mandela are displayed at a makeshift stall on Vilakazi Street, the only street in the world which was home to two Nobel Peace Prize winners, President Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, in Soweto, South Africa, 22 April 2024. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

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Former Mauritius central bank governor charged with fraud, released on bail

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Coming soon: Fund to help people pay bail

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SA Parliament’s social media accounts hacked to promote the launch of $Ramaphosa token

Yeshiel Panchia 17 Mar 2025

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Former Prasa acting CEO Mthuthuzeli Swartz (right) exits the Gqeberha Regional Court with his advocate, Mzwamadoda Mnyani. Photo: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

Former Prasa acting CEO pleads not guilty to stealing railway line

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Brigitta Mangale and Thobeka Nomazizi Dhlamini 26 Feb 2025

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Bankruptcy twist in J&J's attempt to settle cancer claims

Katja Hamilton 19 Feb 2025

The Department of Justice says a decision on the Special Investigating Unit’s application to amend the 2020 Presidential Proclamation mandating it to investigate corruption involving the Lottery and its employees, is expected by the end of February. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

SIU applies to extend lottery corruption probe

Raymond Joseph 19 Feb 2025

The International Criminal Court building is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, 16 January 2019. Reuters/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo

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Stephanie van den Berg 7 Feb 2025

Duduzile Zuma, daughter of South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma, looks on during a press briefing on the outcomes of the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) National High Command Meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa, 11 October 2024. Reuters/Alet Pretorius/File Photo

Zuma's daughter charged over 2021 riots

Sfundo Parakozov 30 Jan 2025

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Rhino poachers handed prison sentences

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Katja Hamilton 24 Jan 2025

The South African Social Security Agency is to suspend payment of Social Relief of Distress grants where fraud is suspected. Archive photo: Barbara Maregele / GroundUp

Sassa to suspend SRD grants where fraud is suspected

Marecia Damons 22 Jan 2025

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A company called Edumarks has been asking for R100 to send learners their matric results in advance of the official release. On Thursday, the person running Edumarks was arrested. Archive Photo: Tariro Washinyira / GroundUp

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Kirav Doolabh and Veer Gosai 17 Jan 2025

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Mauritius' former central bank governor released on bail

Villen Anganan 6 Jan 2025

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Mauritius arrests ex-governor of central bank, local media report

Villen Anganan 3 Jan 2025

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Nathan Geffen 2 Jan 2025

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Lionel van Tonder, Inge Swanepoel, Martin Versfeld, and Tyron Theessen 30 Dec 2024

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SABC clarifies news independence amid viral FlySafair video uproar

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Prescious Mogale and Zaakir Mohamed 6 Dec 2024

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Revenge porn ruling highlights legal recourse for victims and repercussions for distributors

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