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Martha Ngoye appearing at the Zondo Comission – Supplied

When whistleblowers win the facts but lose the law

Prasa’s ‘lawfare’ raises troubling questions about whether South Africa’s legal system is protecting those who expose corruption

Prasa, through the rolling stock recapitalisation programme, procured new rolling
stock for its Metro Rail operations as part of its long-term modernisation strategy.
(Delwyn Verasamy)

Prasa forensic probe into multibillion rand project finds governance weaknesses

Investigation by law firm Webber Wentzel finds no wrongdoing by black-owned YNF Engineering

Up, up and away: Under President Cyril Ramaphosa South Africa has done very well since his 2018 State of the
Nation Address and is on an upward trajectory, the writer argues.

Tide turns on SA’s age of hope

The new dawn that the President spoke about in 2018 is no longer an elusive mirage

Prasa, through the rolling stock recapitalisation programme, procured new rolling
stock for its Metro Rail operations as part of its long-term modernisation strategy.
(Delwyn Verasamy)

Prasa achieves first unqualified audit in nine years with 93% performance rate

The state-owned passenger rail agency has a long-term goal of 600 million trips by 2035

Hundreds of #UniteBehind supporters sat in a marquee outside Parliament on Tuesday. Imam Rashied Omar told the protesters that they were gathering as citizens who love their country dearly and will not stand by while “corruption robs our children of their future”. He said that Parliament’s code of conduct is a “shield for corruption”.

Parliament sued for letting corrupt MPs off the hook

The case dates back to 2022, when activist group #UniteBehind laid complaints in terms of parliament’s code of conduct against six ANC MPs implicated in state capture

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivers the 2025 Budget. Photo: Jeffrey Abrahams/Gallo Images

Godongwana keeps medium-term infrastructure spending above R1tn to boost ailing economy

The finance minister said the expenditure would be carried out ‘without compromising the fiscal strategy of sustainable public finances’

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana.

Godongwana trims spending, lowers growth forecast

In his third prepared budget for the year, the minister said government debt would still stabilise this year but at 77.4% of GDP, higher than predicted in March

Signs are that the transport sector is on the path to recovery.

Three factors that could drive a turnaround in SA’s transport sector

Developing infrastructure, expanding investment and giving professionals crucial skills will boost the sector, to the benefit of all South Africans

Former North West premier Popo Molefe (Gallo Images)

Popo Molefe: From politics to fixing potholes

The struggle stalwart debunks narratives about racial discord in South Africa

There has been nothing remarkable about the government of national unity’s first year in office, but the steadying of the ship has been invaluable. Photo: GCIS

How coalition discord damned the budget

The DA has upped the ante in its demands for consultation on every point of government policy, although ANC ministers also opposed a planned VAT increase

Luvuyo Masinda, CEO of Standard Bank Corporate & Investment Banking

Working together, we can transform the South African railway  network for the better

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) will not get away with not paying the R5.1 billion that a court-ordered report said the state entity owed to a contractor, the firm’s director said. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Prasa faces R5.1 billion legal case for unpaid debts

The rail agency has ignored a Pretoria high court-ordered report for it to pay its contractor

Prasa, through the rolling stock recapitalisation programme, procured new rolling
stock for its Metro Rail operations as part of its long-term modernisation strategy.
(Delwyn Verasamy)

Prasa ‘negligence’ leads to damage to R5.1 billion infrastructure

A high court report found that negligence in the rail agency’s integrated security project resulted in widespread theft and vandalism

Lucky Montana, the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa former chief executive (Photo by Luba Lesolle/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

SIU guns for former Prasa boss Lucky Montana over R3.5bn ‘corrupt’ rail tender

The Special Investigation Unit also has its sight on former finance deputy minister Sfiso Buthelezi, whose company allegedly received R110 million fraudulently

Go well: David Masondo, the deputy finance minister, says the treasury will look into why firms such as Shell are pulling out of South Africa.

David Masondo bullish on capital flight

The deputy finance minister also says liberalising the energy sector is key to growing the economy

President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended deputy minister of small business development, Dipuo Peters, without pay for one month over violations of the ministerial code of ethics.

Ramaphosa suspends Dipuo Peters in delayed state capture fallout

Minister will serve one month on unpaid suspension

File photo: One of the 13 locomotives supplied by Swifambo.  (Supplied)

Ramaphosa gives go-ahead for SIU to probe corruption at PRASA

But it’s four years late, says activist