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VBS LINKED COMPANY AWARDED R124 MILLION TENDER BY DOJ & CD.

The company has documented historical links to Tshifhiwa Matodzi, the former VBS Mutual Bank chairperson sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in the VBS scandal.

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SUSPENDED AT HOME, RECOGNISED ABROAD:
World Athletics backs Moloi to lead ASA Talks

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BREAKING: Minister McKenzie dissolves the NAC Board with immediate effect.

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Taxpayers robbed and lied to: CCIFSA caught rewriting a R51.8 Million scandal.

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A "President" of a deregistered company, Joy Mbewana tried to stop our reporting.

Then the forensic report dropped. R51.8 million in irregularities, missing invoices, and a decade of failed governance.

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PIMVILLE IS DEAD:
Actors down tools & leave Bakwena Production.

SABC 2 flagship telenovela Pimville has officially collapsed after the cast and crew downed tools over three months of unpaid salaries.

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Former IEC Commissioner, Terry Tselane exposed.
He is implicated in alleged scheme to quash criminal charges

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As the founder of The Public Dispatch, my goal has always been institutional transparency. This series is the next step in empowering the next generation of truth-tellers to stay bold and stay legal.

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South Africa puts hydrogen on wheels.
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