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Weak Rand

Why your money buys less

R5.4T

financial exposure · 169 documented incidents

No Action
2015

ISivumelwano seNyukliya: Umzamo kaZuma wokuFumana iRosatom ngeR1 yeTriyoni

R1 trillion (estimated programme cost — stopped by court)

Inquiry
2021

I-RAF: I-R500B+ Ubuqhophololo boCwangciso-mali, iFemu yoMthetho yokuPhangwa nokuThinjwa koMbuso

R500 billion+

Prosecution
2016

Ukubanjwa kobuRhulumente beGupta: Ukubanjwa koMzantsi Afrika ngokuCwangcisiweyo

R500.0 billion

Investigation
2008

Ingxaki yaMandla kaEskom: Ukusuka ekugxothweni koMtyalo ukuya ekuFikekeni koMtyalo

R500.0 billion

No Action
2023

UNcedo lweTyala likaEskom: R254 yeBhiliyoni yoMhlawuli weRhafu kuNcedo loRhwaphilizo-iTyala elongezelelekileyo

R254 billion

No Action
2022

Ukuwa kweMali kaMasipala okuCwangcisiweyo: iR250 yeBhiliyoni+ kwiNkcitho eRhwaphilizo

R250.0 billion+

Civil Recovery
2007

Isitishi soMbane saseKusile: I-R233 yeBhiliyoni - Esona sikhululo samalahle sixabisa kakhulu kwimbali

R233 billion

Prosecution
2017

I-Steinhoff International: I-R200 yeebhiliyoni zobuqhetseba boShishino

R200 billion

No Action
2015

Nenegate: UZuma utshise uMphathiswa wezeziMali, Wophula iRandi

R169.6 billion

Civil Recovery
2007

Isikhululo soMbane saseMedupi: i-R135-234 yeBhiliyoni ye-Mega-Projekthi ethwaxwa luRhwaphilizo kunye nokuSilela

R135-234 billion

No Action
2020

Ingxaki yamaBango eMedico-Legal: I-R130 yeBhiliyoni yokuGcotha iBhajethi yezeMpilo yePhondo

R130 billion

No Action
2019

Ukudilika kweZibuko lase-Transnet: IThekwini ibekwe kuluhlu lwama-351/405 kwihlabathi jikelele, i-R100B ngeXabiso loQoqosho loNyaka

R100 billion (annual economic cost)

Civil Recovery
2014

I-SARS Capture: I-Bain & Company Ichitha uGunyaziwe weRhafu waseMzantsi Afrika

R100 billion+ (estimated revenue loss)

Inquiry
2010

UMalusi Gigaba: Umgcini-sango Wokubanjwa kukaRhulumente Kumasebe Amathathu

R100+ billion (aggregate SOE capture under Gigaba-appointed boards)

Civil Recovery
2007

IChancellor House/Hitachi Boiler Scandal: Ingeniso yeANC kwi $5.6 Billion yeZibhambathiso zeEskom

R96 billion (combined Medupi/Kusile boiler contracts; ~$5.6B)

No Action
2024

Umzi mveliso weeteksi: R90B/uQoqosho loNyaka, 300+ ukubulala/uNyaka, ukuchas' umthetho okuVunywe nguRhulumente

R90 billion/year

No Action
2019

I-Mafia yoLwakhiwo: R68B+ Ukonakala kwezoQoqosho, 30% Ukuxhwilwa, iiProjekthi Zilahliwe

R68 billion+

Investigation
2020

I-UIF-TERS Ubuqhophololo: R57.4 yeBhiliyoni echithiweyo, ubuqhophololo obuNqobileyo

R57.4 billion

Prosecution
2015

Ukuthengwa kwe-Transnet 1064 kwiLocomotive: I-R54 Billion Heist

R54.0 billion

Prosecution
2021

NgoJulayi 2021 Uqhushululu: Ukufa kwabantu abangama-354, Umonakalo wamawaka ezigidi ezingama-R50 kwiZixholo eziQuquzelweyo

R50+ billion

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