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The memecoin casino where even the house is gambling

Pump.fun allows anyone to launch their own cryptotoken; 98% of those collapse to zero

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Inside a digital scam that cost a billionaire $400m

Cloned websites, fake firms and offshore accounts: how a digital syndicate allegedly stripped $400m in shares from a billionaire investor

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The R74bn MTN lawsuit – a litmus test for corporate accountability

It’s vital that allegations of MTN’s corruption in securing its Iranian telecommunications contract be finally tested in a court of law

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Parks Tau vs Sandton’s legal titans

The government is on a collision course with SA’s largest law firms over a new Black empowerment code. Will it back down before the case reaches court?

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BEE regulator trains sights on ‘dishonest’ Didata deal

This week’s searing high court judgment on the R1.4bn Didata deal is a ‘test case’ for fronting

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Secrecy and deceit: behind Didata’s ‘illegal’ BEE schlenter

Didata executives, including company co-founder Jeremy Ord, have been slammed in a high court ruling for secretly buying The Campus in a shady R1.4bn deal.

Companies Amendment Act

The Companies Amendment Act is a go, isn’t it? Maybe not

It’s happened again. Excitement, as well as much dread as President Cyril Ramaphosa signs off on another piece of controversial legislation. Then slowly comes the realisation…