Jeff Wicks 🇿🇦
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Investigative Journalist at News24. Co-author of Eight Days in July. Projects: #Silenced #BloodBrothers #KillingKinnear
SILENCED | Police award R360m contract to Tembisa Hospital tender don www.news24.com/news24/inves...
SILENCED | Police award R360m contract to Tembisa Hospital tender don | News24
Tembisa Hospital tenderpreneur Vusimuzi Matlala scored a R360 million health services contract from the police, his windfall coming while he stares down a multi-pronged fraud probe set in motion by th...
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December 21, 2024 at 4:30 AM
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Heritage at stake: Joburg's town plans archive vulnerable to water leaks, vandalism, fire
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Heritage at stake: Joburg's town plans archive vulnerable to water leaks, vandalism, fire | News24
Besides precious artwork, a million town and building plans were left behind when 4 800 City employees were forced to evacuate the 16-storey Johannesburg Metro Centre. These documents are vulnerable t...
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December 13, 2024 at 4:03 AM
Heritage at stake: Joburg's town plans archive vulnerable to water leaks, vandalism, fire
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Smoking gun: Notorious heist kingpin fears Covid-19 and cigarette smoke more than prison www.news24.com/news24/south...
Smoking gun: Notorious heist kingpin fears Covid-19 and cigarette smoke more than prison | News24
Sipho M'Clean Mavuso, alleged to be a notorious cash-heist kingpin with 22 unsuccessful prosecutions in his past, is terrified of incarceration due to the risk of contracting Covid-19 and being expose...
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December 12, 2024 at 7:08 PM
Smoking gun: Notorious heist kingpin fears Covid-19 and cigarette smoke more than prison www.news24.com/news24/south...
SCA orders Bathabile Dlamini to repay Sassa millions spent on private security www.news24.com/news24/south...
SCA orders Bathabile Dlamini to repay Sassa millions spent on private security | News24
The Supreme Court of Appeal has ordered former minister Bathabile Dlamini to pay back more than R2 million to the SA Social Security Agency for private security for her personal protection in 2013.
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December 12, 2024 at 7:07 PM
SCA orders Bathabile Dlamini to repay Sassa millions spent on private security www.news24.com/news24/south...
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When Loyiso Manga decided to quit his job so he could go on a road trip promoting his business, he didn't know he would run out of money a third of the way in.
This man quit his job, took out a loan, and drove 9 000km to chase his SA dream - and it worked | News24
Four years ago, in 2020, Loyiso Manga was working for a call centre in Diep River, Cape Town. By his own admission, he was "gatvol".
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December 10, 2024 at 11:07 AM
When Loyiso Manga decided to quit his job so he could go on a road trip promoting his business, he didn't know he would run out of money a third of the way in.
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Katiso Molefe, a Sandton businessman, is charged with murder, conspiracy, and possession of illegal firearms after being arrested in connection with the slaying of Armand Swart.
Murder value chain: Sandton businessman linked to Transnet whistleblowing killing | News24
Businessman Katiso Molefe is accused of playing a role in the killing of Armand Swart, linked to a massive Transnet tender price inflation scheme.
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December 10, 2024 at 4:19 PM
Katiso Molefe, a Sandton businessman, is charged with murder, conspiracy, and possession of illegal firearms after being arrested in connection with the slaying of Armand Swart.
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A forensic investigator has accused the NPA in KwaZulu-Natal and the Hawks of participating in a campaign to collapse politically sensitive criminal cases in the province. | @jeffwicks.bsky.social
CAPTURE CHRONICLES | Prosecutors, Hawks accused of campaigning to crash high-profile cases in KZN | News24
A forensic investigator has petitioned Parliament to probe allegations that prosecutors and Hawks officers in KwaZulu-Natal are active participants in campaigns aimed at sabotaging and collapsing high...
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December 10, 2024 at 6:02 AM
A forensic investigator has accused the NPA in KwaZulu-Natal and the Hawks of participating in a campaign to collapse politically sensitive criminal cases in the province. | @jeffwicks.bsky.social
Not so M'Clean: Alleged cash-heist kingpin unmasked after 22 failed prosecutions
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December 5, 2024 at 4:03 AM
Not so M'Clean: Alleged cash-heist kingpin unmasked after 22 failed prosecutions
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Yesterday, Richards Bay teacher Bonisiwe Maphumulo was gunned down by a gang of CIT bombers in a daylight attack in the northern reaches of the province. A short 🧵
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December 4, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Yesterday, Richards Bay teacher Bonisiwe Maphumulo was gunned down by a gang of CIT bombers in a daylight attack in the northern reaches of the province. A short 🧵
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MK Party claims the reshuffle of Minister Simelane is because of her "courageous stance against renewing Advocate
Shamila Batohi's term as NDPP". A bit surprising, given the fact that the NDPP holds office for non-renewable term of 10 years only (section 12(1) of NPA Act).
Shamila Batohi's term as NDPP". A bit surprising, given the fact that the NDPP holds office for non-renewable term of 10 years only (section 12(1) of NPA Act).
December 4, 2024 at 11:29 AM
MK Party claims the reshuffle of Minister Simelane is because of her "courageous stance against renewing Advocate
Shamila Batohi's term as NDPP". A bit surprising, given the fact that the NDPP holds office for non-renewable term of 10 years only (section 12(1) of NPA Act).
Shamila Batohi's term as NDPP". A bit surprising, given the fact that the NDPP holds office for non-renewable term of 10 years only (section 12(1) of NPA Act).
Body blows from @cowansview.bsky.social and Pauli van Wyk.
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Part One | Gucci, Louis V and a million-rand Mercedes: Thembi Simelane's lavish lifestyle revealed | News24
Justice Minister Thembi Simelane's lifestyle surged into extravagance in 2018 while she was still mayor of Polokwane when she spent 569% more than her known annual income.
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December 3, 2024 at 6:10 AM
Body blows from @cowansview.bsky.social and Pauli van Wyk.
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Part One | Gucci, Louis V and a million-rand Mercedes: Thembi Simelane's lavish lifestyle revealed www.news24.com/news24/inves...
Part One | Gucci, Louis V and a million-rand Mercedes: Thembi Simelane's lavish lifestyle revealed | News24
Justice Minister Thembi Simelane's lifestyle surged into extravagance in 2018 while she was still mayor of Polokwane when she spent 569% more than her known annual income.
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December 3, 2024 at 4:01 AM
Part One | Gucci, Louis V and a million-rand Mercedes: Thembi Simelane's lavish lifestyle revealed www.news24.com/news24/inves...
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Paw and order: retired police dog rescues man on first walk after surgery
Paw and order: retired police dog rescues man on first walk after surgery
Bear the German shepherd ‘went into work mode’ on a birthday walk and found a vulnerable missing person
A retired police dog has rescued a vulnerable missing person in East Sussex on his first walk since having major surgery.
The German shepherd, named…
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December 2, 2024 at 5:46 PM
Paw and order: retired police dog rescues man on first walk after surgery
Brakpan bullion: Inside one man's R2.6bn allegedly illicit gold scheme www.news24.com/news24/south...
Brakpan bullion: Inside one man's R2.6bn allegedly illicit gold scheme | News24
Brakpan businessman Loren Louw appeared in court nearly 10 years after his home was raided in 2015, when he was caught allegedly producing 6 593 grams of unwrought gold in his garage at a residential ...
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December 2, 2024 at 5:35 AM
Brakpan bullion: Inside one man's R2.6bn allegedly illicit gold scheme www.news24.com/news24/south...
A lot is riding on Eskom's new transmission company. But it's beset by debt and tariff problems www.news24.com/fin24/econom...
A lot is riding on Eskom's new transmission company. But it's beset by debt and tariff problems | Business
A big reason for unbundling Eskom was to enable its transmission division to access finance at lower rates. But that is not looking as easy as it seemed
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December 2, 2024 at 5:34 AM
A lot is riding on Eskom's new transmission company. But it's beset by debt and tariff problems www.news24.com/fin24/econom...
Disaster averted for vast majority of prepaid meter users in SA www.news24.com/fin24/econom...
Disaster averted for vast majority of prepaid meter users in SA | Business
Prepaid electricity customers in South Africa have reported very few issues with the token identifier rollover this week. If anything, authorities said the rollover has prompted people who weren’t pay...
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December 2, 2024 at 5:33 AM
Disaster averted for vast majority of prepaid meter users in SA www.news24.com/fin24/econom...
KZN cuts MEC car hire limit from R17m to R70 000 amid cash crunch www.news24.com/news24/south...
KZN cuts MEC car hire limit from R17m to R70 000 amid cash crunch | News24
The KwaZulu-Natal treasury is tightening its belt across all departments and has told senior managers that they will be charged for effecting unbudgeted-for payments.
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December 2, 2024 at 5:33 AM
KZN cuts MEC car hire limit from R17m to R70 000 amid cash crunch www.news24.com/news24/south...
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Johannesburg’s Metro Centre was abandoned last year in favour of leasing expensive private offices from an ANC cadre and property mogul, who did not pay his utilities bill on time. www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024...
Office of Joburg mayor gets electricity and water cut off for non-payment
Johannesburg’s Metro Centre was abandoned last year in favour of leasing expensive private offices from an ANC cadre and property mogul, who did not pay his utilities bill on time.
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December 2, 2024 at 5:25 AM
Johannesburg’s Metro Centre was abandoned last year in favour of leasing expensive private offices from an ANC cadre and property mogul, who did not pay his utilities bill on time. www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024...
'Not human enough': Magistrate slams Rushil Singh for blaming dead sister for R178m Investec fraud
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'Not human enough': Magistrate slams Rushil Singh for blaming dead sister for R178m Investec fraud | News24
Accountant Rushil Singh – accused of fraud, forgery and uttering to the tune of R178 million – will be spending Christmas behind bars after his third attempt to get bail was dismissed on Thursday as b...
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November 29, 2024 at 4:20 AM
'Not human enough': Magistrate slams Rushil Singh for blaming dead sister for R178m Investec fraud
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REPORTING NOTES | Mogale City spends millions on office development but residents live in shit www.news24.com/news24/opini...
REPORTING NOTES | Mogale City spends millions on office development but residents live in shit | News24
After News24’s reporting on the sewage crisis, the stricken Percy Steward Wastewater Treatment Works has become a hive of activity, with the Mogale City municipality scrambling to repair the plant to ...
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November 28, 2024 at 3:52 AM
Excellent reporting by @sikonathim.bsky.social
REPORTING NOTES | Mogale City spends millions on office development but residents live in shit www.news24.com/news24/opini...
Court rules against six white former Dimension Data execs in plot to bypass BEE rules
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Court rules against six white former Dimension Data execs in plot to bypass BEE rules | Business
A court has slammed six former executives of the IT group for cooking up a "brazen and dishonest" scheme to "secretly" gain ownership of the group's Bryanston headquarters.
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November 27, 2024 at 4:21 AM
Court rules against six white former Dimension Data execs in plot to bypass BEE rules
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Daylight robbery: Lawyers accused of embezzling R4.5m from child stricken by cerebral palsy
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Daylight robbery: Lawyers accused of embezzling R4.5m from child stricken by cerebral palsy | News24
Sfundo Phiwayinkosi Hlongwane - an 11-year-old boy living with cerebral palsy because of medical negligence - only saw half of his nearly R10-million settlement from the KwaZulu-Natal Department of He...
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November 27, 2024 at 4:20 AM
Daylight robbery: Lawyers accused of embezzling R4.5m from child stricken by cerebral palsy
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