The people of Swellendam have been celebrating the departure of their mayor, Jan Jansen, who was fired from the Independent Democrats just weeks before the local government elections.

The government and its agencies are synonymous with service delivery backlogs, but it seems they’ve a pile of reading matter to catch up on too. Our article in nose129 exposed the corruption within the Nelson Mandela bay Municipality involving regional ANC boss Nceba Faku (Comrade Giraffe) and his benefactor, Yusuf Jeeva and sons.

The two shopping malls developed by the controversial Theodosiou brothers, due to have been auctioned on 30 March were sold for an undisclosed sum before the auction took place.

Can Zuma save Ramathlodi now?

Both Ngoako Ramathlodi and his wife, Mathuding "Ouma" Ramathlodi are to be subpoenaed and cross-examined in a pending high court trial about their roles in an extremely dubious property transaction that, several years back, attracted the interest of the Scorpions.

Should you trust a medical product that hasn't been tested? Solal Technologies, a company that distributes a complementary medicine called Lutein & Zeaxanthin with the cliam that it's "highly protective of the eye and assists with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and cataract" are under fire. And critics who question the product's safety are threatened with defamation charges.

Fracking report savages Shellgas exploration project.

If it succeeds it won't be bacause of public apathy. 'Names" like Johann Rupert, Lewis Pugh and David Kramer, are among those strongly opposing the fracking application.

A tale of malice and incompetence as we report on some of the  serious issues raised by J Arthur Brown in an application, now before court, relating to his right to due process and a fair trial.

Machines have taken charge of our insurance claims. When a settlement amount is determined the computer decides the value according to the mileage bracket. And there's no arguing with a machine.

Who do you tip off when there's something fishy about the tip-off hotline?

Not much escapes the tentacles of corruption these days, but surely the one that should be absolutely squeaky clean is that of the National Anti-Corruption Hotline?

Secret report exposes yet another case of tendernitis. Marked "Strictly Confidential" this 2009 report has only recently come into noseweek's possession. It makes for really depressing reading for anyone who belongs to that most-abused of minority groups - taxpayers.

The City of Cape Town boasts being the best-managed council in the country under the control of the Democratic Alliance, but Noseweek can reveal a very fishy tender award – as has become the norm in almost every other council in the land of tenerpreneurship.

Attorney Frank Raymond is aggrieved by allegations about him in connection with rogue builder Pierre Kotze. In fact is it's all about an ineffective legal system rather than a single lousy builder.