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Anoosh Rooplal

VBS Mutual liquidators target KPMG
Article
/ 31 May 2019

VBS Mutual liquidators target KPMG

Liquidators are investigating the auditing firm’s sign-off on financial statements, while two former executives also pursue a lawsuit against it

By Thanduxolo Jika
VBS curator in court to recover Shivambu loan
Article
/ 13 April 2019

VBS curator in court to recover Shivambu loan

Brian Shivambu has not serviced the loan and is in arrears of more than R2.7-million

By Sabelo Skiti
Court bid to freeze VBS’s R80m
Article
/ 1 February 2019

Court bid to freeze VBS’s R80m

Community schemes service says money meant for VBS went into an FNB account

By Sabelo Skiti
R80m VBS loss for homes ombud
Article
/ 20 December 2018

R80m VBS loss for homes ombud

A forensic report has found the Community Scheme Ombud Service investment was reckless

By Thanduxolo Jika and Sabelo Skiti
Zuma must still pay back VBS home loan
Article
/ 27 November 2018

Zuma must still pay back VBS home loan

VBS Mutual Bank granted the former president an R8.5-million bond which he could not afford

By Agency
New report backs criminal charges against VBS ‘captors’
Article
/ 10 October 2018

New report backs criminal charges against VBS ‘captors’

An explosive report commissioned by the Reserve Bank identifies alleged kingpins in the looting of the beleaguered mutual bank

By Sarah Smit
State officials fingered in a VBS-linked dodgy deposit
Article
/ 17 August 2018

State officials fingered in a VBS-linked dodgy deposit

Pandemonium reigned at the board of the Community Schemes Ombud Service. What would these officials tell the minister?

By Sabelo Skiti
Two more VBS execs provisionally sequestrated
Article
/ 3 August 2018

Two more VBS execs provisionally sequestrated

Andile Ramavhunga was provisionally sequestrated, along with Robert Madzonga

By Caryn Dolley
Former VBS boss only heard of ‘looting’ after it happened, advocate argues
Article
/ 2 August 2018

Former VBS boss only heard of ‘looting’ after it happened, advocate argues

During proceedings on Wednesday, Robert Madzonga’s advocate, said his client only became aware of the looting on March 11 this year

By Caryn Dolley
Three VBS execs provisionally sequestrated, Vele liquidated
Article
/ 31 July 2018

Three VBS execs provisionally sequestrated, Vele liquidated

The sequestration and liquidation matter, which is ongoing, is being heard in the Johannesburg high court on Tuesday

By Caryn Dolley
VBS saga: Municipalities in for half-a-decade wait for a fraction of R1.5bn deposits
Article
/ 26 July 2018

VBS saga: Municipalities in for half-a-decade wait for a fraction of R1.5bn deposits

Disciplinary action is going to be lodged against those responsible – from the bank and the municipalities – for the funds ending up with VBS.

By Caryn Dolley
Liquidity problems were just the start
Article
/ 20 July 2018

Liquidity problems were just the start

Breakdown of the VBS Mutual Bank saga — what you need to know

By Lynley Donnelly
The plans to expand VBS if ‘looting’ wasn’t exposed
Article
/ 18 July 2018

The plans to expand VBS if ‘looting’ wasn’t exposed

VBS Mutual Bank was set to become a commercial bank

By Caryn Dolley
Power struggle rocks VBS bank’s main shareholder
Article
/ 14 July 2018

Power struggle rocks VBS bank’s main shareholder

Two Vele Investments bigwigs are at the heart of a power struggle as the VBS fraud saga continues

By Caryn Dolley
Further PIC bloodletting in wake of VBS looting
Article
/ 13 July 2018

Further PIC bloodletting in wake of VBS looting

The PIC crisis comes as the embattled VBS bank was placed under curatorship in March after Reserve Bank discovered liquidity issues

By Thanduxolo Jika
ANC bash caught up in VBS web
Article
/ 13 July 2018

ANC bash caught up in VBS web

Siphoned-off funds seem to have been used to buy a table at the party’s birthday dinner

By Thanduxolo Jika and Lynley Donnelly
VBS’s future in doubt
Article
/ 9 July 2018

VBS’s future in doubt

Retrenchments are in the offing at the embattled bank, amid allegations of fraud of ‘epic proportions’

By Lynley Donnelly
Reserve Bank: No guarantee municipalities will get VBS money back
Article
/ 30 May 2018

Reserve Bank: No guarantee municipalities will get VBS money back

The standing committee on finance held a briefing on progress made on VBS Mutual Bank, since it was placed under curatorship in March

By Lameez Omarjee
VBS fined R2.5m for flouting money-laundering regulations
Article
/ 29 May 2018

VBS fined R2.5m for flouting money-laundering regulations

This is according to the 2017 annual report from the Reserve Bank’s banking supervision department, which was released on Tuesday morning

By Lynley Donnelly
‘VBS refused to take me seriously’
Article
/ 4 May 2018

‘VBS refused to take me seriously’

A businessperson says the bank wouldn’t look into her partner’s alleged fraudulant transactions

By Thanduxolo Jika
Curator withdraws VBS’s 2017 financial statements
Article
/ 16 April 2018

Curator withdraws VBS’s 2017 financial statements

Anoosh Rooplal has announced that he was withdrawing VBS Mutual Bank’s most recent financial statements.

By Lynley Donnelly

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