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Ekurhuleni’s former municipal manager Imogen Mashazi appearing before the Germiston magistrates court for charges of corruption. Picture. Thapelo Morebudi.

‘High-flyer Imogen Mashazi’s taste for luxury’.

Imogen Mashazi has a taste for flying private, going as far as boarding a private jet for a flight from Johannesburg to Durban and a 45-minute hop to Maseru.

  • Sabelo Skiti
  • Sipho Masondo
  • Thanduxolo Jika
  • Sisanda Mbolekwa
Maj-Gen Feroz Khan.

The many mysteries surrounding high-flying Feroz Khan

Crime intelligence boss escalated to pinnacle of police service allegedly has underworld connections

  • Sipho Masondo
  • Thanduxolo Jika
  • Sabelo Skiti
Taxi boss Madoda Johannes Sibanyoni (left), Mvimbi Daniel Masilela (centre) and Philemon Makhaya Msiza appear at the Kwaggafontein Magistrate Court for their bail application.

Taxis, Ferraris and the Big Five: the rise and fall of Joe Sibanyoni

Joe Sibanyoni, known as “Joe Ferrari,” rose from a taxi driver in 1985 to lead a multimillion-rand business empire. He is now accused of demanding R2.2m in protection fees from a prominent businessman involved in the Moloto Road…

  • Thanduxolo Jika
  • Sabelo Skiti
  • Sipho Masondo
Mpho Mafole, head of Ekurhuleni’s corporate and forensic audit department, was shot dead last Monday while driving on the R23 in Esselen Park.

How cybercriminals hacked Ekurhuleni’s IT system to steal R2bn

Spyware, insider access, and lack of audit trails enabled massive municipal billing scam

  • Sipho Masondo

How Cat’s henchmen plotted Jerry Boshoga’s kidnapping

WhatsApp messages between two of Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala’s henchmen reveal how they allegedly plotted the kidnapping of Pretoria businessman Jerry Boshoga in 2024.

  • Thanduxolo Jika
  • Sabelo Skiti
  • Sipho Masondo
Popular DJ and club owner Oupa Sefoka, better known as DJ Sumbody, was killed in November 2022. File photo.

DJs, drug wars: what Cat told me

An explosive affidavit from a popular DJ who survived an attempted assassination has lifted the lid on a high-stakes world of drug-dealing centred on South Africa’s night-club scene.

  • Sabelo Skiti
  • Thanduxolo Jika
  • Sipho Masondo
The RDP house of Nontobeko Mkhonza, a recipient of a R95m tender in Soshanguve Block HH.

Tanker bonanza: RDP homeowner receives R95m Tshwane water payment

In the latest twist in the metro’s water-tanker scandal, a Soshanguve woman with no tankers to her name has emerged as a big winner – raising questions about fronting

  • Sipho Masondo