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Sipho Masondo

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How congregants funded luxury lifestyles of bling pastors
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How congregants funded luxury lifestyles of bling pastors

Topping the list of bling pastors who came to South Africa on tourist visas, bribed their way to permanent residency, and built up huge congregations of followers who funded their luxury lifestyles is Shepherd Bushiri, now a fugitive from justice

March 01, 2026 at 08:29 am

Reverends of bling: praise the Lord and pass the cash
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Reverends of bling: praise the Lord and pass the cash

How Bushiri and a syndicate of African pastors ran an immigration fraud ring and made a mint in the process

March 01, 2026 at 05:19 am

WATCH | Edwin Sodi’s empire crumbles amid R50m debt and liquidation
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WATCH | Edwin Sodi’s empire crumbles amid R50m debt and liquidation

The tender-driven empire of politically connected businessman Edwin Sodi is slowly crumbling under the weight of liquidations, a R50m creditor claim and a bid by authorities to blacklist him from lucrative government contracts.

February 01, 2026 at 06:33 am

No rush to blacklist Edwin Sodi
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No rush to blacklist Edwin Sodi

Tshwane metro fails to deliver blacklisting notice because it ‘can’t find’ high-profile tenderpreneur

January 25, 2026 at 07:36 am

In whose interest was navy boss Lobese acting?
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In whose interest was navy boss Lobese acting?

There was an instruction from President Cyril Ramaphosa, and agreement between all parties concerned, that Iran was no longer going to participate in the navy exercises in Simon’s Town and False Bay, according to his spokesman Vicent Magwenya.

January 18, 2026 at 09:57 am

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