Two sides of the GM debate: Jeffrey Smith's allegations are blatant lies, says industry spokesman Hans Lombard. Hans Lombard provides superb examples of industry spin, says author and activist Jeffrey Smith.

Those car-maintenance plans may not be as good a deal as the car industry makes out.

In sentencing hitman and fall guy Wesley Wiegand for his role in the St John's assault, Magistrate Benita Oswell stated that she was well aware that other people had been involved in the attack on Wayde Baker, and that she found it “extremely unfortunate” that Wiegand was the only person convicted. Frank Dudley, father of Wiegand's co-accused Brian Dudley, bankrolled Wiegand's defense.

Another legal battle at Bart Dorrestein's Michelangelo Towers.

A handwriting expert says there's good reason to doubt the authenticity of the signature on a codicil to the attorney's will that cut out his estranged wife without a cent.

The cosmetics industry spends bilions each year (they can afford it) making dubious claims about its products - and magazine publishers collude in pulling the wool over their readers' crows' feet. Witness recent events at Fair Lady.

In nose73 we outlined a story about an astonishing financial scam - "mentored" by the registrar of banks! - that featured a list of high profile investors, and the disappearance of hundreds of millions of rands. The story also involved a murder, which we promised to solve. Here's the full story of that gruesome killing.