Incredibly, there are enough idiots on e-mail to have made the notorious 419 letter fraud Nigeria’s third largest “industry”. 15 foreign businessmen have been murdered while in Nigeria in connection with the scam. And a Washington protest is planned for General Obasanjo’s visit to the White House in October. That’s how bad it’s become.

How many died in the course of Trial FTC302? Does nobody care?

“Mouldmed is a difficult customer,” says a JSE spokesman.

In 1992 SAB went to war against Namibia Breweries. The objective: to destroy NBL! Campaign codename: Operation Sahara.

Insurance giant SA Eagle repudiated Leon van Wyk’s insurance claim, accusing him of starting the fire at his motor-spares business. The day before Louw was due to see Eagle in court he was arrested and spent a terrifying week in jail. Van Wyk’s subsequent enquiries have spawned some startling allegations about SA Eagle and a large detective agency hired by the insurer to investigate claims.

The SA Air Force never wanted the 28 new Gripen fighters that are to be bought from Sweden and Britain as part of the R50 billion-and-growing arms package. The Gripens are too expensive to fly and maintain. Maybe that’s why the Air Force has been forced to put its 21 Mirage F1-AZs - all “in excellent condition” - on the block.

Soon after taking office the chief of the Post Office, Maanda Manyatshe, wrote an astonishing letter to the Minister of Communications detailing the extent of corruption in SA’s postal service. We bring you the lowdown.

DaimlerChrysler has been oh so generous to those in influential positions. Now we learn that the Big Wabenzi himself has been “test-driving” a R2m Merc for months. And that the panic in ANC ranks when Tony Yengeni’s sweetheart deal with DaimlerCrysler hit the headlines even extended into the Presidency.