Raeesa Pather
@raediology.bsky.social
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Raeesa Pather
@raediology.bsky.social
· Dec 2
For Sale: South Africa's Property Laundromat
The South African real estate agents and lawyers laundering the proceeds of corruption from Mozambique, the DRC, and Equatorial Guinea.
www.opensecrets.org.za
High-walled mansions in South Africa's big cities have one goal for their rich, powerful owners: to keep criminals out. But what about the criminals who live inside them?
My latest investigation for @opensecretssa.bsky.social:
www.opensecrets.org.za/for-sale-sou...
My latest investigation for @opensecretssa.bsky.social:
www.opensecrets.org.za/for-sale-sou...
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R74 bn MTN court battle: South Africa may soon hold a telco giant accountable for alleged corruption in Iran.
by @raediology.bsky.social & Jane Borman
https://currencynews.co.za/the-r74bn-mtn-lawsuit-a-litmus-test-for-corporate-accountability/
by @raediology.bsky.social & Jane Borman
https://currencynews.co.za/the-r74bn-mtn-lawsuit-a-litmus-test-for-corporate-accountability/
The R74bn MTN lawsuit – a litmus test for corporate accountability - Currency News
It’s vital that allegations of MTN’s corruption in securing its Iranian telecommunications contract be finally tested in a court of law.
currencynews.co.za
July 8, 2025 at 5:10 AM
R74 bn MTN court battle: South Africa may soon hold a telco giant accountable for alleged corruption in Iran.
by @raediology.bsky.social & Jane Borman
https://currencynews.co.za/the-r74bn-mtn-lawsuit-a-litmus-test-for-corporate-accountability/
by @raediology.bsky.social & Jane Borman
https://currencynews.co.za/the-r74bn-mtn-lawsuit-a-litmus-test-for-corporate-accountability/
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Hundreds killed in Sudanese army attack on Darfur market, war monitor says - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/hundreds-killed-sudanese-army-attack-darfur-market-war-monitor-says
Hundreds killed in Sudanese army attack on Darfur market, war monitor says
Local groups reported that bodies were left "charred beyond recognition" following the attack
www.middleeasteye.net
March 26, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Hundreds killed in Sudanese army attack on Darfur market, war monitor says - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/hundreds-killed-sudanese-army-attack-darfur-market-war-monitor-says
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Israel launches major offensive in Jenin days after Gaza ceasefire - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-launches-major-iron-wall-assault-jenin-days-after-gaza-ceasefire
Israel launches major offensive in Jenin days after Gaza ceasefire
Large-scale incursion into West Bank city, dubbed operation ‘Iron Wall’, begins with deadly air strikes
www.middleeasteye.net
January 21, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Israel launches major offensive in Jenin days after Gaza ceasefire - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-launches-major-iron-wall-assault-jenin-days-after-gaza-ceasefire
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Internal documents reveal President Bashar al-Assad’s regime collected intel on journalists from ICIJ’s Syrian media partner, Syrian Investigative Reporting for Accountability Journalism, after its reporting on Syria’s use of Western-made trucks triggered more sanctions.
Read the story:
Read the story:
Syrian spy agency targeted ICIJ’s Syrian media partner, documents show - ICIJ
Assad regime collected intel on SIRAJ journalists after its reporting on Syria’s use of Western-made tanks triggered more sanctions.
buff.ly
December 30, 2024 at 1:37 PM
Internal documents reveal President Bashar al-Assad’s regime collected intel on journalists from ICIJ’s Syrian media partner, Syrian Investigative Reporting for Accountability Journalism, after its reporting on Syria’s use of Western-made trucks triggered more sanctions.
Read the story:
Read the story:
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Today Guardian and Observer journalists are on strike over plans to sell the Observer to a loss-making digital start up and put its journalism behind a paywall. 🧵
How can you support us?
SHARE our posts
WRITE to guardian.readers@theguardian.com
JOIN US - there's cake!
How can you support us?
SHARE our posts
WRITE to guardian.readers@theguardian.com
JOIN US - there's cake!
December 4, 2024 at 9:08 AM
Today Guardian and Observer journalists are on strike over plans to sell the Observer to a loss-making digital start up and put its journalism behind a paywall. 🧵
How can you support us?
SHARE our posts
WRITE to guardian.readers@theguardian.com
JOIN US - there's cake!
How can you support us?
SHARE our posts
WRITE to guardian.readers@theguardian.com
JOIN US - there's cake!
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Before you down tools for the holidays, please fill out our annual reader survey. Your responses will help us make the newspaper even better.
The Continent Reader Survey 2024
All protocol observed.
Our goal is for The Continent to be the most important source of African news for anyone, anywhere. To get there, we need your help and we want to learn from you.
When we sta...
docs.google.com
December 7, 2024 at 8:29 AM
Before you down tools for the holidays, please fill out our annual reader survey. Your responses will help us make the newspaper even better.
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With help from a USB drive, reporter Faisal Mahmud was able to file his draft amid a revolutionary uprising and a government-led internet blackout.
More 2024 reporting memories here:
restofworld.org/2024/what-we...
More 2024 reporting memories here:
restofworld.org/2024/what-we...
What we learned from reporting on global tech this year
Rest of World contributors from Dhaka to Buenos Aires share their highlights, low points, and key takeaways from covering technology in 2024.
restofworld.org
December 5, 2024 at 2:33 PM
With help from a USB drive, reporter Faisal Mahmud was able to file his draft amid a revolutionary uprising and a government-led internet blackout.
More 2024 reporting memories here:
restofworld.org/2024/what-we...
More 2024 reporting memories here:
restofworld.org/2024/what-we...
We investigated Christoph Huber, a Swiss national accused of war crimes in the DRC. Six million Congolese died in these wars. Huber now owns SA homes worth R25-million.
@opensecretssa.bsky.social asked Home Affairs Minister Schreiber how an alleged war criminal got SA citizenship:
Open Secrets demands answers from Home Affairs Minister Dr Schreiber regarding the granting of South African citizenship to alleged war criminal Christoph Huber
Open Secrets has called on Home Affairs Minister Dr. Leon Schreiber to explain why South African citizenship was granted to Christoph Huber, a Swiss national under investigation for alleged war crimes...
www.opensecrets.org.za
December 4, 2024 at 11:34 AM
We investigated Christoph Huber, a Swiss national accused of war crimes in the DRC. Six million Congolese died in these wars. Huber now owns SA homes worth R25-million.
@opensecretssa.bsky.social asked Home Affairs Minister Schreiber how an alleged war criminal got SA citizenship:
Reposted by Raeesa Pather
Only the New York Times can spin the brutal enslavement of millions of people as a soft power win for America.
December 3, 2024 at 9:39 AM
Only the New York Times can spin the brutal enslavement of millions of people as a soft power win for America.
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Creating a starter pack to help Saffa's on the X-odus connect. Tag below on who I need to add.
go.bsky.app/Mazrcrk
go.bsky.app/Mazrcrk
December 3, 2024 at 7:36 AM
Creating a starter pack to help Saffa's on the X-odus connect. Tag below on who I need to add.
go.bsky.app/Mazrcrk
go.bsky.app/Mazrcrk
The US is wiiiiiild
Trump uses Hunter Biden pardon to hint potential clemency for January 6 insurrectionists
Trump uses Hunter Biden pardon to hint potential clemency for January 6 insurrectionists
Trump says Joe Biden’s pardon of his son is a ‘miscarriage of justice’ in latest supportive reference to convicted rioters
* US politics – live updates
Donald Trump seized on Hunter Biden’s pardon to drop one of his strongest hints yet that he…
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2024 at 6:22 PM
The US is wiiiiiild
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Stop selling arms to Israel then.
December 2, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Stop selling arms to Israel then.
High-walled mansions in South Africa's big cities have one goal for their rich, powerful owners: to keep criminals out. But what about the criminals who live inside them?
My latest investigation for @opensecretssa.bsky.social:
www.opensecrets.org.za/for-sale-sou...
My latest investigation for @opensecretssa.bsky.social:
www.opensecrets.org.za/for-sale-sou...
For Sale: South Africa's Property Laundromat
The South African real estate agents and lawyers laundering the proceeds of corruption from Mozambique, the DRC, and Equatorial Guinea.
www.opensecrets.org.za
December 2, 2024 at 6:01 PM
High-walled mansions in South Africa's big cities have one goal for their rich, powerful owners: to keep criminals out. But what about the criminals who live inside them?
My latest investigation for @opensecretssa.bsky.social:
www.opensecrets.org.za/for-sale-sou...
My latest investigation for @opensecretssa.bsky.social:
www.opensecrets.org.za/for-sale-sou...