The empowerment business appears to be specifically designed to spread confusion

Of constitutional law, SARS and paraffin stoves.

One of the more interesting characters to join the 2009 National Assembly road show is Chief Mangosutho Buthelezi’s right-hand man Mario Ambrosini, or, as he sometimes likes to be known, Mario Gaspare Oriani-Ambrosini Esq. On occasion he’s Dr Ambrosini, usually he’s plain mister. His IFP boss has referred to him as “my impenetrable shield” and “my AK-47”.

Aucor’s auction of John Bredenkamp’s cigarette manufacturing plant fetched a total of R4.3m, but as always with matters featuring Zimbabwe-based Bredenkamp - there’s a whiff of mystery around the main buyer, Yusuf Kajee.

Cipro and its chief executive Keith Sendwe are facing a massive legal claim from one of its top IT experts, who has been summarily fired for allegedly talking to noseweek about Valor IT.

The saga of Chez Lester – the in-your-face Kenton home of tax guru Professor Matthew Lester (locals describe it as “a cross between a McDonalds and an aircraft hanger") – goes on

A veritable storm has broken out in the wake of the noseweek report on The Dream Centre’s fraudulent inflation of invoices to the KZN provincial health department

Some of Investec PLC chairman Hugh Herman’s Cape Town friends and business associates are not happy with his bank. For ten years they haven’t repaid Investec R4.5m outstanding on a loan for a property development. For five years the bank held off – interest free – possibly out of consideration for its chairman Hugh’s connection. By now the debt has probably doubled (with interest) and the bank is suing, friends or no, but mysteriously they are using a frontman to do the dirt

A land war threatens to undermine our neighbour's hard-won democracy. An enormous project that promises to spend some $500m, employ at least 2000 people, and clear nearly 30,000 hectares of native woodland and savannah to grow sugar cane from which to produce ethanol is an endeavour that, besides transforming Massingir, could also put at risk the transnational park.

Movie scene erupts into real-life car chase and dramatic arrest

There are some odd stories lurking in the abrupt resignation of Ishmael Semenya SC as chairman of the Johannesburg bar council (the association of advocates). The veteran silk stepped down on the day the council’s silk committee presented its list of 11 junior advocates recommended for this elevated status.

Do reactionary white liberals see Msholozi as an ideal black ally to recover white power? asks Mathew Blatchford

Patent weaknesses. Test before you litigate.

Hans Muhlberg reviews "The Brand Bubble" by John Gerzema and Ed Lebar