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/ 15 December 2006

How much will Agliotti reveal?

The Scorpions’ strategy of taking down the conspirators in the Brett Kebble murder one at a time bore further fruit this week when Glenn Agliotti confirmed his role in the killing, while dubbing it an "assisted suicide". It appears that Agliotti has now joined Kebble’s former security boss Clinton Nassif and others as a state informant.

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/ 8 December 2006

Kebble: Scorpions widen the net

The bail hearing of Norbert Glenn Agliotti, which was postponed on Friday until next Wednesday, marks the start of what promises to be the most sensational series of trials in recent South African history, tracing veins of criminal influence reaching high into the law enforcement, political and business establishments.

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/ 6 December 2006

State prepares to charge Zuma again

<a href="http://www.mg.co.za/specialreport.aspx?area=zuma_report"><img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/243078/zuma.jpg" align=left border=0></a>The state has given its strongest indication yet that it intends to recharge Jacob Zuma with corruption, media reports said on Wednesday. The National Prosecuting Authority had notified Zuma and the French arms company Thint that it would apply for certain documents to be released by the Mauritian High Court, which is holding them by sealed order.

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/ 1 December 2006

‘I told Selebi about Agliotti’

When police seized a R105-million Mandrax consignment in 2002, police National Commissioner Jackie Selebi was "informed about Glenn Agliotti’s involvement", says a statement to the Scorpions. The subsequent investigation failed spectacularly. Read our report that the national director of public prosecutions tried unsuccessfully to block in court.

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/ 24 November 2006

Selebi: Here’s the evidence, minister

A police headquarters investigation three years ago gathered damning evidence against Glenn Agliotti — giving the lie to police Commissioner Jackie Selebi’s claim that he did not know his friend was a crook. The investigation gathered evidence not only of Agliotti’s allegedly criminal activities, but also of his involvement with Palto, a squad of "freelance" operatives who used Selebi and the police as their cover.

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/ 17 November 2006

Kebble arrest: What now for Selebi?

The arrest of Glenn Agliotti on suspicion of murdering mining magnate Brett Kebble has opened perhaps the biggest can of worms in South Africa’s criminal history. The arrest could have grave implications for police National Commissioner Jackie Selebi, who famously called Agliotti "my friend, finish and <i>klaar</i>".

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/ 3 November 2006

Kebble murder: The noose tightens

A Scorpions subpoena obtained by the <i>Mail & Guardian</i> outlines the full scope of project "Bad Guys" — the elite unit’s investigation into the allegedly criminal network surrounding Brett Kebble; the network’s role in or after Kebble’s murder; and police National Commissioner Jackie Selebi’s proximity to the network.