Noseweek (Issue 61)

Noseweek (Issue 61)

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Issue # 61 - October, 2004
THE WALL
When Martin Brink, mineral rights lawyer of Trojan and Platexco notoriety, tried to make life difficult for Pretoria shopping-centre tycoon Arnold Pistorius, an enemy from toeka se dae, he got a lot more than he bargained for. (Haven't these people got more interesting things to do?)..more..
Mark Thatcher: who's at the gate? / Wesbank: charity begins with PR. ..more..
CRIMINAL INJUSTICE
One-time gangster Peter Jumat was seriously assaulted while at work by a drug dealer and clients - one the son of a prominent doctor. So far the criminal justice system has let him down badly. ..more..
OBSESSION: part 3
In the final episode of our tale about Richard Benson and his quest for justice, the financial establishment, led by Old Mutual, takes vicious revenge. ..more..
GONE FISHING
Bluefin's forged signatures plus what to do when a public servant won't play along. ..more..
BERLOBLITZED
Some light on what caused noseweek's favourite rogue attorney to go belly-up. (It wasn't Mercantile Bank.) ..more..
CAPE FLATS FIDDLE
The rights to a valuable piece of land in Athlone were awarded by the Cape Town city council on the basis of uplifting empowerment promises. But the development has ended up in the hands of a small, already wealthy, group of ANC supporters. ..more..
RACE ROW
The Western Cape ANC's "empowerment" bigwig is at the centre of a dirty war raging in the backrooms of South African horse racing. ..more..
TRACKER RIPS-OFF ITS CUSTOMERS
It's the equivalent of a monthly multi-million cash heist! ..more..
SMOKE & MIRRORS
How the Associated Intelligence Network does SA Eagle's dirty work. ..more..
SA EAGLE PREYS ON ITS CLIENTS
SA Eagle, South Africa's third-largest short-term insurer, hires private detectives to frame clients who make large claims. ..more..
IT'S ALL MINE!
It's a bit like finding a stash of Krugerrands in your loft, but in the case of Stellenbosch businessman Pierre Hough it was huge tracts of valuable land in Kwa-Zulu Natal, which, he discovered, were still vested in a shelf company he had bought. ..more..
   

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