Paul Mashatile cut his teeth as a political activist in the tumult of 1980s Alex, he was detained without trial & after 1994 built a power base in Gauteng. He now wants to be president. But what does he stand for, to whom is he beholden, and how do his networks function?

Who are these guys? "Staff writer" on their bylines, nothing about who they are or who runs the thing on their site. It's dishonest @businessXplain

🔒Andries Bezuidenhout | Fort Hare’s fight against institutional capture sparked violence https://t.co/UgYmyWDT2X via @news24

.@PenguinBooksSA and @book_lounge invite you to the launch of Mafia Land: Inside South Africa’s Darkest Cartels by multi-award-winning journalist Kyle Cowan! https://t.co/Vr42IMJNE9

“Gareth Cliff exposes…”? Really, “exposes”? Did I miss something…did Gareth Cliff work on this story? Did he identify the Ramaphosa-Maumela links? How, pray tell, did he come into this information? Or are they shamelessly lifting News24’s reportage?

Mantashe loses High Court bid to throw out Zondo Commission’s Bosasa findings

The News24 investigations team has a vacancy for an investigative reporter. Requirements and competencies are in the attached ad. Closing date for applications is Thursday, 23 October 2025. https://t.co/Q3jCnUiMDp

Fort Hare University priceless historic buildings torched during student protests. Damage R500m. Since 1916 educated Africa's later independence leaders. Perpetrators must be expelled from Fort Hare, criminal or terrorism charges should be initiated. https://t.co/9ue5vOGcNT

Stop Stalingrad: NPA seeks court ruling to force Zuma trial to proceed after 18-year delay https://t.co/37gJtKZNRT

“At best, Mashatile’s record is painfully modest, if not decidedly anonymous. His greatest achievement is reaching the position of grand political patron…in the ANC’s sustained search for resources, wealth and the trappings of luxury.”

Bongani Bingwa speaks to News24’s Pieter du Toit about Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s web of patronage, centred on the so-called ‘Alex Mafia’, a close circle of struggle comrades who’ve leveraged their ties to him for influence and power.

According to data from the Interactive Advertising Bureau South Africa, News24 registered the highest number of pageviews of any news site in South Africa every month this year. https://t.co/ggw85oMMxL

SARS to Montana: How did you get lucky with Aston Martin, Mercs and mansions?

As Khaya Koko reveals in this week’s Friday Briefing, City Power’s staggering R16bn deficit has resulted in weekly blackouts plaguing the city. This crisis has left it desperately fighting for financial survival while struggling to deliver basic services. https://t.co/R3iaUoKntp

FRIDAY BRIEFING | Joburg’s burn(out): How City Power’s deficit is destroying the city

“Driefontein’s value has never been tested on the open market; the dispute is about valuation, not seizure; and the outcome is still before the courts. Whether R0 can meet the Constitution’s ‘just and equitable’ standard has yet to be decided.”

Yet another assassination in a country increasingly ruled by the barrel of a gun. A country where mafias have pride of place. Excellent work by @CowansView

One of the men believed to have been involved in the double murder of Cloete and Thomas Murray has been killed in a shooting outside Netcare Milpark Hospital. https://t.co/Dc8uNQUuHe

Suspect in double murder of Cloete, Thomas Murray killed in apparent hit

#TheDarkPrince ready to be shipped to bookstores…from chapter 28: “Mashatile also seems to have perfected the art of attaining what appears to be beneficial ownership - not only with the Waterfall, Constantia mansions but also with his use of Sodi's R78m property…”

The Tembisa pillaging will be how SA remembers the ANC, Ramaphosa