Absolutely world-class work - thorough to the nth degree. Thank you for doing what you do, PLM and DM. I often wonder where we would be in South Africa without our brilliant media (and I refer to the media that is brilliant, which is sadly far from all of it).
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Congratulations, PLM! You make me proud to share the Myburgh name.
It is astounding to realise how corruption has become entrenched in our society - in the face of a free press and courageous journalists such as PLM and others at Daily Maverick. But it saddens me to think that the influence of our free press will never be enough to stop the corruption. If people like those in this revelation are brazen enough to do what they (allegedly) did, what will ever stop them? Clearly, a government involving the ANC will not! I pray that the majority of voters in our country will demonstrate that they do have a conscience and also the guts to finally remove the ANC from positions of power.
How sad that the freedom fighters who once held the moral high ground have descended into the pits of shame!
Only R60k? The contract was worth over R800million. They got caught out being cheap.
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Mienke! We also wondered if they’ve gotten away with something like this before. But even then, it must be desperation station over there to try it with PLM. The full investigation will probably reveal why.
Mind boggling. Lets hope that finally the two involved get their just desserts!!
I was lucky to see up close how Pieter-Louis went about getting the story to this point. He operates with true professionalism and his north star is to ensure that our journalism leads to accountability. His journalism has saved this country Billions and there is more to come….more excellent reporting linked to today’s story loading for next week. If you support good journalism, this is what you support. Get friends to sign up as Insiders and get a frontrow seat.
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I agree, they seemed really quite chilled about doing it….
it was just a little starter..there was access to tenders in the mix
Brilliant well executed. Now comes the hard part getting them into jail
This is huge! I wonder if the ANC will also protect them and nothing will come of it?
Great work and courage to take the high road… allegedly 
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Now that we’ve all had a moment to pick our jaws up off the floor,@StephenGrootes reflects on the political underworld here.
A lot of us are wondering what comes next in this saga. First up, Minister of Public Works Dean Macpherson is expected to address the media, and what he has to say will likely set the tone for the government’s broader response. @Kara explains here.
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Am looking forward to see how this little house of cards comes crashing down. There must be a decent list of people implicit in this. Can only imagine the scrambling that’s happening in the background to create some cover!
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Looks like they mistook an investigative journalist of Myburgh’s calibre for a corruptible sophist 
offering him cash as if integrity were for hire. Naive? Or, as @StephenGrootes wrote, just brazenly accustomed to a system where truth has a price? Or both?! 
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What gets me is the casual nature of the conversation, like its done everyday in the normal course of business… Bloody hell!
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Here is the story IDT CEO Tebogo Malaka didn’t want you to see: IDT contractor ripped off workers, bankrolled Malaka's R16m property
@victoria_dailymaveri interviewed PLM to get a behind-the-scenes look into how the sting operation went down:
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Ask Pieter-Louis Myburgh Anything about THAT investigation
You watched with the rest of South Africa how IDT CEO Tebogo Malaka and the entity’s spokesperson tried to bribe him to bury his investigation into her dodgy property dealings. Now you get to ask him everything you’ve been dying to know about how it all went down.
On Friday, go behind the scenes with Pieter-Louis as he answers all your burning questions, live on DMC.
Date: Friday, 15 August 2025
Time: 12:00–13:00 SAST
Where: Right here on Daily Maverick Connect
Leave your questions in the replies now or on Friday
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The IDT is only the tip of the iceberg what about all the other state owned “implementing agents” who have been fleecing national and provincial departments? Will they also be looked at?