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Daybreaker | Karpowership got 'red carpet treatment', rival claims in court challenge

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All that glitters: How state capture hobbled Alexkor View Online Daybreaker A snapshot of the day's business and economic news. AHMED AREFF , FIN24 DEPUTY EDITOR Karpowership got 'red carpet treatment', rival claims in court challenge DNG Energy, a local power company that lost a bid for a contract to supply emergency power, has said it was wrongly disqualified while its rival "got the red carpet treatment" as its court case to reverse the results of the tender kicked off in the Pretoria High Court.    The court challenge deals with the government's Risk Mitigation IPP Procurement Programme (RMIPPPP), a project to quickly add new power to SA's grid to cut down on ...

Good Morning, SA | NPA, Batohi threatened with legal action | How environmental lawyers plan to stop Shell's seismic survey

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And: Karpowership got 'red carpet treatment', rival claims in court challenge View Online Good Morning, SA Accountability Now has threatened to take NPA boss advocate Shamila Batohi to court to force her to investigate and prosecute former president Jacob Zuma, Police Minister Bheki Cele, and other high-profile cases. And environmental groups are taking Shell to court over a planned seismic survey off the east coast. SHELDON MORAIS , ASSISTANT EDITOR: BREAKING NEWS Prosecute, or else! NPA, Batohi threatened with legal action over sluggish investigations The story: Accountability Now has threatened to drag National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) boss advocate Shamila Batohi to court to forc...