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As the ANC continues efforts to manage the fallout of Mavuso Msimang’s resignation, ANCYL President Collen Malatji took a swipe at the party veteran.

Marokane returns to an infinitely more broken Eskom, this time as the power utility’s new CEO.

Various repressive laws that explicitly or implicitly allow government to censor or manipulate free expression and discourse are already on the Statute Book in South Africa, and at the time of writing several bills were additionally in various stages of adoption. This is one of government’s most well-kept secrets.

The state capture inquiry on Friday heard more evidence about the controversial suspension of Eskom executives in 2015 that led to the power utility receiving an investment rating downgrade.

Appointing capable and honest leaders to South Africa’s troubled state-owned entities (SOEs) is a critical step to reforming them, but there remain individuals who hope to repeat the state capture project, says public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan.

A pro forma bill submitted as part of security for a cost application puts the spotlight back on concerns over the payment of private lawyers handling several high-stakes court reviews of the State Capture report.

Martin van Staden on the legislation already in existence for interference in free expression and discourse

The Controller of Budget in November 2023 drew the ire of the administration with her remarks about ‘budgeted corruption’ in the National Treasury.

Ever heard of Dan Marokane? Here are a few things to know about the Eskom's Chief Executive Officer, who will begin his job in March 2024

Eskom, Transnet, and SAA suffered the biggest losses from state capture, totaling R57.7 billion. The DPE is working to recover the lost funds.