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/ 18 January 2007
It’s official: Glenn Agliotti is the "Landlord" accused by the Scorpions of being a boss in one of the country’s "most prominent syndicates" involved in the smuggling of drugs and other contraband. Agliotti appeared in the Alberton Regional Court on Thursday to be joined as an accused in a R200-million drugs trial.
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/ 15 December 2006
According to several informants, the Scorpions recently put questions to police National Commissioner Jackie Selebi in connection with the broader investigation surrounding Glenn Agliotti, the alleged crime kingpin charged with Brett Kebble’s murder. The broader investigation is a multinational probe into criminal syndicates and the alleged involvement of senior police officers.
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/ 15 December 2006
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
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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/ 1 December 2006
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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/ 1 December 2006
A statement made to the Scorpions has described Sandton shopping sprees in which murder accused Glenn Agliotti allegedly lavished gifts on police National Commissioner Jackie Selebi. Both men have previously denied that the commissioner received any gifts from his friend.
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/ 24 November 2006
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
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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/ 10 November 2006
This week, we expose a new business front set up by the African National Congress (ANC) to seek profit on its behalf. The Chancellor House group of companies has acquired ”empowerment” stakes in a range of businesses. Often these opportunities have depended on the government’s discretion. This means the ANC, as ruling party, has been both player and referee.
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/ 10 November 2006
The "Selebi dossier", made public this week, is a fascinating chronicle of Paul O’Sullivan’s relentless pursuit of his own case against Police Commissioner Jackie Selebi that has taken him to the heart of a Scorpions probe of the country’s top cop.