Stefaans Brmmer
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/ 18 January 2007

Now Agliotti faces drugs charges

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

Scorpions ‘quizzed Selebi’

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

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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/ 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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/ 10 November 2006

The ANC’s new funding front

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.