You dirty, rotten Scoundrels! - How civil servants fleeced us of R600mSouth Africa’s civil servants have scored more than half-a-billion rand in government tenders, which were irregularly awarded to their spouses and relatives.
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The Auditor-General’s Report on Mpumalanga
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Charming pair fooled friends and even family
Barry Tannenbaum has been likened to jailed US businessman Bernard Madoff, who swindled a reported 65-billion from thousands of investors in his elaborate Ponzi scheme.
How the rich got taken for the ride of their lives
State agencies join forces for Ponzi probe
In an unprecedented move, South Africa’s top financial and law enforcement agencies will jointly tackle the estimated R10-billion pyramid scheme that has left hundreds of wealthy South Africans out of pocket.
The Recession: Sink or Swim
Pawn shops thrive as money troubles cut a swathe through SA
Equal access to ALL hospitals
South Africa’s private hospitals are to be thrown open to the poor — and the country’s wealthier people will have to pay more for a service that will include state hospitals.
Secret health plan raises temperatures
State counts on private health facilities
Audio: The national health insurance
Pay what you can and get the care you need
The key research document used for the ANC’s national health insurance policy — prepared by the Health Economics Unit at the University of Cape Town — shows that 36% of the country’s health benefits were spent on a group with 10% of its health needs, while 12.5% of benefits went to the sickest group, with 25% of the health needs.
Emergencies only as doctors strike
Woman dies ’due to doctors’ strike
Doctors’ strike over
Cellphones ‘centre of teen universe’
South African teenagers are obsessed with designer labels, cellphones and Facebook.
Beware of pre-teen cellphone perils
Message of concern for teens
A word of advice to the cash-strapped entrepreneur
One of the country’s top businessmen has advised entrepreneurs to ditch their flashy cars and big homes.
Obama slams Mugabe’s rule
US President Barack Obama publicly scolded Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe on Friday, using a White House meeting with the country’s prime minister and opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, to accuse Mugabe of opposing democratic freedoms and steering the country into political and economic ruin.
Is Radebe paving way for Zuma appointees?
The postponement by the Judicial Service Commission of judges’ interviews this week has paved the way for President Jacob Zuma to axe four of its members and replace them with his appointees.
SABC invokes apartheid measures
Police were deployed at the crisis-hit SABC headquarters in Johannesburg after unions staged another sit-in on Friday to demand the removal of acting CEO Gab Mampone and his top management.
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Project Runway
With the first-ever Africa Fashion Week already under way, Yolanda Sangweni wonders whether it’s another quick rendezvous with the continent, or a genuine breakthrough.
Moving on up
Jozi’s glam pack will be pleased at Kluk & CGdT’s coming to town.
Magazine
Green Day
Five years on from the 13-million selling American Idiot, Green Day are to make their return. The man in the white house may have changed, but their manifesto remains the same: chaos, protest, no wanking songs. By Dorian Lynskey
A Subway Ride to Hell
Columnists
A Watched Boyle may pop
It takes three simple steps: 1. Create a media frenzy. 2. Post a clip on YouTube. 3. Wait and see...
Tyrannosaurus Rags
Words to the wise
Mr Bigshot, you’re fired
After the Shower
Coif it Up
Mampara
Mampara of the week: Ronald Nyathi
Goodness me, class, but who’s been a naughty mampara, then? Why, it’s little Ronnie Nyathi, the hot-headed numbskull who is Gauteng leader of the SA Democratic Teachers’ Union, whose blunt, violent oratory we have endured this week as teachers tried to sort out their differences with Gauteng education authorities over the choice of school principals.
Sport
Gunning for glory
Bafana players sing Umshin’ Wam for JZ as Santana delivers inspiring message
Dogged Lions cut it fine in the wet
Western Province give weekend ‘dirt trackers’ a run for their money.
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Water nymph: Shane, who has been modelling for seven months, has quickly established herself as one of South Africa’s most sought-after models.
With the GHD advertising campaign and a showing in the upcoming Sports Illustrated magazine under her belt, she plans to head to Europe and the East. Picture: Loop Photography
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