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Former national police commissioner Riah Phiyega. (Oupa Nkosi)

Phiyega denies meeting alleged cartel boss Matlala as recordings expose Mchunu, Sibiya links

Former police commissioner Riah Phiyega has denied ever meeting alleged crime boss Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala after explosive recordings played before the Madlanga commission

The government must address the corruption surrounding the management of undocumented migrants, asylum seekers and refugees by home affairs officials, the police and the defence force

The dark underbelly of immigration fraud in state institutions

The government must address the corruption surrounding the management of undocumented migrants, asylum seekers and refugees by home affairs officials, the police and the defence…

Glencore has pleaded guilty to charges of bribery, corruption and market manipulation elsewhere in the world.

Parliament to shine spotlight on Glencore operations

It has called for an official investigation into mining licences and contracts awarded to the company in South Africa

South Africa’s legislation permits for the investigation and enforcement of corrupt activities.

OPINION| Taking aim at corruption and bribery

A non-trial resolution framework would go a long way to helping the state combat cases that would otherwise have slipped through the net

Corrupt practices? Former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe’s swearing-in ceremony in 2013. It is alleged that Brigadier General Asher
Walter Tapfumaneyi facilitated BAT’s proposal to pay a bribe to Mugabe shortly before his re-election. (Alexander Joe)

Council wants Hawks, SIU probe into BAT’s Zimbabwe scandal

The cigarette maker has been accused of giving up to $500 000 in bribes and spying on competitors

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Bribery to get public services is increasing in parts of Africa

Research by Afrobarometer has found that almost three in 10 respondents (28%) said they had paid a bribe in the past year

Singh says he did not understand pricing on inflated locomotive deal

Transnet’s former chief financial officer tells Zondo was not familiar with locomotive pricing and did not detect the 20% kickbacks built into the contract price for Gupta-owned…

Off the hook: Former state security minister Bongani Bongo has previously said bribery allegations against him are a plot to tarnish his reputation and he intends to sue. (David Harrison/M&G)

Hlophe throws out Bongo corruption case

Former state security minister walks free after judge finds there is not sufficient evidence of attempted bribery to scupper Eskom probe

Good offer for a bloody agent

It was a lucrative deal, World Cup tickets and all, but Paddy Harper’s freedom and integrity are worth much more

Former president Jacob Zuma. (Getty Images)

Another wait for Jacob Zuma’s day in court

A challenge to the racketeering case against co-accused Thales will be heard only next year

Different stories: DA councillor Simon Lapping alleges that FNB head Jacques Celliers tried to bribe him to keep his mouth shut

FNB dragged into bribery claims

Allegations of bribery against the bank’s chief executive, Jacques Celliers, thrown up in a separate court case

The murder of Fikile Ntshangase in KwaZulu-Natal was not an isolated incident. Around the globe, from Nigeria to Brazil, environmental activists are similarly being silenced, and it is our duty to continue this struggle. (Oupa Nkosi)

The living nightmare of environmental activists who protest mine expansion

Last week Fikile Ntshangase was gunned down as activists fight mining company Tendele’s expansions. Community members tell the M&G about the ‘kill lists’ and the dread they live…

Members of NGOs gathered in front of the Justice Ministry building hold placards and chant slogans during a protest against the non-removal of judges being investigated for the crimes of bribery and corruption, in Abuja, Nigeria on November 02, 2016.  (Yinka Adeparusi / Anadolu Agency)

Why anti-corruption campaigns are bad for democracy

Such campaigns can draw attention to the widespread presence of the very behaviour they are trying to stamp out — and subconsciously encourage people to view it as appropriate

Investigating smooth criminals: Auditor general Kimi Makwetu was set to take a break after his retirement from the role. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Q&A Sessions: Kimi Makwetu on when you hear the money ‘crying out for help’

The smoke signal comes from irregular expenditure and over the past seven years, there has been about R1.65-billion of it. Auditor general Kimi Makwetu tells Athandiwe Saba that…

Soldiers stop a vehicle for checks in the Kaduna metropolis in northern Nigeria.

Why some anti-corruption campaigns make people more likely to pay a bribe

The reason may be that the messages reinforce popular perceptions that corruption is pervasive and insurmountable. In doing so, they encourage apathy and acceptance rather than…

Michael Cohen as sentenced to three years in prison in December, after admitting to having paid hush money during the 2016 election to two women who said they had had affairs with Donald Trump. (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)

Trump’s one-time aide who turned on him goes to jail

Michael Cohen who once said he was ready to "take a bullet" for Trump is awaited at the federal prison in Otisville, New York

Prue Clarke thinks the continent’s journalistis shortcomings are rooted in a business model that relies on bribery. (Reuters/Leonhard Foeger)

How foreign aid fuels African media’s payola problem

In many African countries, a dirty secret of journalism is that reporters earn most of their income from payments by their sources

Former Bosasa chief operations officer Angelo Agrizzi is burning his accomplices at the Zondo inquiry into state capture. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Hawks act on Bosasa allegations, arrest Agrizzi and several others

Seven suspects, aged between 50 and 78, have been arrested on allegations relating to corruption, money laundering and fraud.

At the start of the second week of former Bosasa chief operating officer Angelo Agrizzi’s testimony, Mokonyane became one of the most high-profile names to be pulled into the saga. (Gallo Images)

Mokonyane slams Zondo commission amid Bosasa allegations

Environmental Affairs Minister Nomvula Mokonyane has hit out at allegations of her involvement in the scandal

Suspended deputy national director of public prosecutions Nomgcobo Jiba. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Jiba never received a bribe, Mokgoro inquiry hears

Jiba was responding to a Sunday Times report on the weekend which claimed she received a bribe from Bosasa