State Capture

Mulunga Accused of Concealing N$53m Fuel Deal.

Anti-Corruption Commission lead investigator Oberty Inambao has alleged that former Namcor managing director Immanuel Mulunga hid the full details of a N$53 million fuel asset transaction with Enercon from the company’s board, even though he was fully aware of the deal, according to NewsOnOne’s Envaalde Matheus. The transaction is linked to a larger N$480 million corruption scandal involving several entities.

6 August, 2025

South Africa

Former Transnet executives granted bail

Photo: Daily Maverick Four former Transnet executives have each been granted bail of R50,000 by the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Gauteng. They face serious charges that include corruption, fraud, and money laundering in connection with a R93 million locomotive tender from 2015, part of a broader R54 billion deal tainted by ties to the Gupta family network. The accused are former Transnet CEOs Brian Molefe and Siyabonga Gama, former […]

1 July, 2025

South Africa

SAFTU condemns appointment of state capture linked companies

The South African Federation of Trade Unions has called for the cancellation of contracts with McKinsey, Bain & Company, and other companies tied to corruption. Both companies were involved in the state capture scandal.SouthAfricaNews stressed that the government should not work with companies undermining the country’s stability.

17 December, 2024

South Africa

South African Presidency Questions McKinsey’s G20 Role

The South African Presidency has expressed concern over McKinsey's appointment to the business engagement group that meets to coordinate the participation of business in the G20, and Bain's role in South Africa's Energy Council Project Management Office. Highlighting their past involvement in state capture, the Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya states that these appointments undermine public trust and good governance. Magwenya emphasised the need for more credible partners:

16 December, 2024

Africa

Sudan is the world’s worst modern war – what has happened and what it’ll take to rebuild

By Kagure Gacheche, The Conversation Sudan’s war has been raging since April 2023. The country was on a bumpy road to democracy after mass uprisings in 2019 ousted long-time dictator Omar al-Bashir. This all came to a halt when troops from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary force, attacked a military airstrip in the early hours of 15 April 2023. In the months since, fighting between the […]

2 September, 2024

Africa

How militia groups capture states and ruin countries: the case of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces

By Federico Manfredi Firmian, Sciences Po The rise of Sudan’s most notorious paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces, shows how armed groups can infiltrate state institutions – often with disastrous results for society. Sudan’s central government created the Rapid Support Forces in 2013 as dictator Omar al-Bashir’s private protection detail. The group has now become a predator seeking to gain control of Sudan. Sudan’s war […]

18 July, 2024

South Africa

South Africa arrests two over state corruption probe

South African police said Wednesday they had arrested two people in relation to a huge probe into state corruption under former president Jacob Zuma, amid media reports that a serving minister is among those held. Thandi Mbambo, a spokeswoman for an elite police unit known as the Hawks, told AFP the two are due to appear before a specialist court, south of Johannesburg, on charges of corruption. […]

5 June, 2024

South Africa

South Africa’s public service is dysfunctional – the 5 main reasons why

By Marcel Nagar, University of Johannesburg A public policy works well if it’s a good policy and if it’s carried out well. Politicians make policy and specialist bureaucrats in the public service carry it out. These appointed officials are supposed to follow a strict professional and ethical code of conduct. Over the past 30 years, South Africa has not had this kind of public service. Public […]

17 May, 2024

South Africa

South Africans tasted the fruits of freedom and then corruption snatched them away – podcast

By Gemma Ware, The Conversation and Thabo Leshilo, The Conversation Five years after his momentous election as South African president, Nelson Mandela stepped down after one term in office in 1999. Thabo Mbeki, his deputy, took over the mantle of the post-apartheid transition. Mbeki would lead the country for the next nine years, a period of relatively high economic growth which enabled South Africans to begin to […]

22 April, 2024