2017: the year the tide turned against corruption and lawless banks
This article first appeared at Acts.co.za. 2017 will go down as the year the tide turned against corruption. President Zuma will soon be gone and […]
The state versus Michael Komape
This article first appeared in Groundup. Michael Komape was five years old when he drowned in a pit toilet at Mahlodumela Primacy School in Chebeng […]
Ciaran Ryan on Bruce Whitfield Show discussing massive court action against banks
Ciaran Ryan discusses the R60bn court action in the Constitutional Court being brought by more than 225 applicants whose homes were repossessed by the banks […]
R60bn court challenge against banks over home repossession abuse
More than 225 applicants, mostly from Gauteng townships, have launched a suit in the Constitutional Court, claiming damages from the big banks for home repossession […]
How the Guptas inflamed racial tensions in South Africa
This article first appeared at Acts.co.za The rise and fall of the Guptas and their capture of a president will be studied in political and […]
Banks cream it off bounced debit orders
This article first appeared in Moneyweb. Fees charged by banks for bounced debit orders range from R5 to R150. Banks are raking in between R500 […]
Defamation suits fly over mining controversies
This article first appeared in Moneyweb. Mark Caruso, the CEO of Australian mining company MRC, has filed defamation suits against activists and lawyers opposed to […]
How Nedbank sold a family home for R10
Here’s a case where Nedbank repossessed a Katlehong home for R10. You read that right. Ernest Mashaba and his family have been put through a […]
King Shaka International – an airport in desperate search of passengers
This article first appeared in Noseweek. First costed at R3.15 billion, by the time Durban’s King Shaka International Airport was completed in 2010, it had […]