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/ 21 October 2024

Gauteng Education MEC Chiloane implicated in Pule Mabe’s R27 million fraud case

The provincial government leader allegedly received R185 000 from the spoils of the tender

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By Khaya Koko

National

/ 7 August 2024

FNB employee up for fraud over R15 million moved from 92-year-old woman’s account

The now-deceased pensioner’s vigilance resulted in the scam to allegedly defraud her investment account being discovered

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By Khaya Koko

Business

/ 4 June 2024

GDP data: SA’s economy contracts in first quarter of 2024

The economy did not benefit from the suspended load-shedding initiated in early April

By Sarah Smit

Business

/ 13 March 2024

Rise of the digital nomads: ‘Unbearable’ prices force Cape Town renters out

High living costs in the Mother City are driving people to other parts of the country

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By Anathi Madubela

National

/ 22 December 2023

Gauteng records South Africa’s highest festive season road crash fatalities so far

Minister of Transport Sindisiwe Chikunga urged drivers to stop and rest during long-distance trips

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By Mandisa Ndlovu

National

/ 18 April 2023

Financial manager up for scamming North West maize mill of R9.1m

Reginald Scholtz allegedly created bogus companies and paid himself in more than 61 transactions

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By Khaya Koko

National

/ 16 March 2023

How R31.5 million was stolen from FNB and Rand Merchant Bank clients

British citizen Richard Marsden apparently orchestrated the defrauding of clients at FNB, Absa and Rand Merchant Bank

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By Khaya Koko

National

/ 15 March 2023

‘I didn’t steal R13.9 million’– former NPA director Molelle

Molelle is accused of having received R2 million from the money Mahendren Munsamy allegedly ‘stole’ from former Eskom executive Anoj Singh

By Khaya Koko

Business

/ 13 March 2023

South Africans can now transfer money instantly via phones

New interbank payment programme PayShap will benefit consumers and small businesses, helping to reduce reliance on cash and boosting safety and convenience

By Anathi Madubela

National

/ 2 February 2023

‘I’m charged for being black’, says FNB, Sasol R420m fraud accused

Mahendren Munsamy calls charges against him ‘an assault’ on black fuel sellers

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By Khaya Koko

National

/ 31 January 2023

Appeals to NPA stall the start of R420 million FNB, Sasol theft trial

Director of public prosecutions Shamila Batohi asked to drop charges in the fraud case involving the bank and the chemicals firm

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By Khaya Koko

National

/ 18 January 2023

Doctor accused of defrauding FNB and Sasol of R420m

Mahendren Munsamy, who allegedly defrauded the banking and chemicals firms, is applying for bail in a separate R7 million theft case

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By Khaya Koko

Business

/ 31 January 2022

Rate hikes scuff gold’s pandemic polish

Inflation fears should have inspired a run on gold, but the asset may have lost its relevance

By Sarah Smit

Business

/ 26 December 2021

Business isn’t bad – if you’re big

Large corporates have thrived during the pandemic to the detriment of the workforce

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By Sarah Smit

Business

/ 22 November 2021

‘A cruel slap’: Reserve Bank weighs inflation risks as the economy struggles

Critics have said the repo rate hike will jeopardise already sluggish economic growth, but others say the gradual increase will have little effect

By Sarah Smit

Business

/ 12 September 2021

Vax passports: Business takes cues from government

The private sector, labour and government have been thrashing out ways to increase vaccinations and to restart the economy

By Sarah Smit

National

/ 10 September 2021

Luxury SUV allegedly bought with Ters payment fraud

Lindelani Gumede bought himself a luxury Audi Q2 and settled his brother’s R560 000 bond during a spending spree

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By Khaya Koko

Business

/ 5 September 2021

Cell C ‘defrauded’ of R357m over eight years

A former IT executive at the company allegedly led an elaborate fraudulent syndicate for eight years

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By Khaya Koko

Business

/ 29 August 2021

Banks battle for relevance in the platform era

While Standard Bank and FNB ward off fintech disruptors, their digital-only competitors battle on the fringes

By Sarah Smit

Business

/ 15 August 2021

Telkom’s long game bears fruit

The partly state-owned firm has battled the odds to become the third-biggest mobile operator in SA

By Sarah Smit

Politics

/ 1 February 2021

DA councillor ‘mistakenly’ forged a signature because of ‘noisy police station’

Simon Lapping, who has accused First National Bank’s chief executive of bribery, is facing his own legal woes

By Khaya Koko

National

/ 3 December 2020

FNB dragged into bribery claims

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

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By Khaya Koko

Article

/ 28 October 2019

Rain brings tentative hope of a normal farming season

After weeks of oppressive heat and decreasing dam levels, recent rains renew hope for farmers

By Tshegofatso Mathe

Article

/ 18 July 2019

Reserve Bank cuts repo rate

In a move that will bring some relief to consumers the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) cut its repo rate on Thursday to 6.5% The step was largely expected, particularly in light of weak local economic growth which is expected to keep inflation in check as well as moves towards easing monetary policy globally. It […]

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