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The Special Investigating Unit has accused Buffalo City Mayor Princess Faku of blocking a corruption investigation into 23 municipal staff, while Cape Town's Geordin Hill-Lewis emerges as frontrunner in the Democratic Alliance's mayoral leadership discussions.

Anti-corruption investigations gain momentum in South Africa and Nigeria, with government officials and private contractors facing charges ranging from tender fraud to passport forgery.

Linda Gxasheka's testimony at the Madlanga Commission reveals the perilous position of officials who challenge suspected malfeasance, while separate investigations expose vulnerabilities in immigration oversight and renewed calls to address gender-based violence.

Nigeria's House of Representatives has directed the Accountant-General and Auditor-General to produce four years of federal accounts while investigating N9.8 billion in GIFMIS payments, as South Africa's Special Investigating Unit secures arrests in a separate R75 million water tanker procurement scandal.

Nigeria's House of Representatives has directed the Accountant-General and Auditor-General to produce four years of federal accounts while investigating N9.8 billion in GIFMIS payments, as South Africa's SIU welcomes arrests over an irregular R75 million water tanker tender.