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FRAUD
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 force
How safe are South African banks from cyber attacks?
Experts say the banking system is as advanced as that in Europe but its antiquated infrastructure is difficult to modernise
Lesufi ‘sat on’ dignity pack fraud report
The project was meant to supply dignity packs to girls and women at no-fee schools and colleges
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
Cabinet applauds conviction of Home Affairs officials in fraudulent passport scheme
Home Affairs minister Leon Schreiber said the convictions proved that corruption could be defeated
Officials allegedly seeking bribes for eye tests at Sandton licensing department
The City of Johannesburg has said it is cracking down on corruption at Sandton and other vehicle licensing and drivers’ testing centres
Smooth talking ‘Casanova fraudster’ Johan Fouché granted bail
Victims of Fouché and his alleged accomplice, who they claim defrauded them of their homes, are shocked by his release
Unemployment Insurance Fund fraud is a ‘lifestyle’ in KwaZulu-Natal
A total of R2.6 billion was recovered by the UIF nationally through its ‘follow the money’ project which is auditing companies that benefited from Covid-19 relief scheme
Bester case: court grants bail to suspended prison officer
Two other accused will return to court on 11 July for formal bail applications
When crime is cloaked as religion
Religion is often the business plan of fraudsters who lie effortlessly to their congregants
Former Eskom executive and corruption suspect Anoj Singh ‘defrauded of R13.9 million’
Mahendren Munsamy, accused of stealing R420 million from FNB and Sasol, allegedly also stole from Singh
Despite progress, South Africa’s greylisting is in black and white
Financial Action Task Force noted the country made ‘a high-level political commitment’ to work with the watchdog to tackle money laundering
Dwindling membership, step aside rule and load-shedding — some of the ANC’s many problems
Deputy president David Mabuza on Saturday afternoon delivered a lucid overview of the state of the party’s internal challenges — and lack of funds
Son of former Mozambique president sentenced to 12 years in prison
No Credit Suisse executives have faced criminal prosecution, despite the company admitting liability
Drugs, corruption and fraud account for bulk of Hawks arrests in second quarter
Hawks head Godfrey Lebeya also announced new appointments to boost the directorate’s capacity, including Lieutenant General Siphesihle Nkosi, who becomes its deputy head
Higher levels of awareness are needed to combat festive season cybercrime
Understanding how cybercriminals work minimises the risk of being a victim of crime
How Casanova’s partners stole someone’s home
A judge said a ‘scam’ by the sidekick of convicted fraudster Johan Fouche, Leonie Dempers, was ‘unconscionable, immoral and illegal’
Court victory for Amazon’s SA headquarters
udgment halting the River Club development
in Cape Town was ‘induced by fraud’, full bench
of the Western Cape high court finds
Do criminal syndicates operate in SAPS management?
Dismissed employees’ experiences suggest that there are illegal money-making activities within the police service
KwaZulu-Natal hospital and its owner in court for tax evasion
Dr Navind Dayanand has been charged with R142-million personal income tax and VAT fraud and PAYE credit fraud with the potential prejudice of R637-million to Sars
Crooked crime cops culled
Three high-ranking police accused of using protesting students to defraud crime intelligence have finally been taken off the job
Despite jail term for counts of fraud and theft, Johan Carel Fouche still ‘persuasive’ with new victims
Fouche was imprisoned in 2009 after pleading guilty to 70 counts of fraud and theft
Fraud plagues both public and private sectors, Corruption Watch report shows
Policing receives the most complaints regarding corruption
Online scams risk undermining trust in South African government services
Global rise in cyber crime as threat actors target vulnerable systems
‘A fraudster is enjoying my DsTV subscription and MultiChoice doesn’t seem to care’
Lax data protection has one customer worrying about how ‘effortlessly’ fraud can be committed and data breached at the pay-TV provider
Former Transnet chief exec Siyabonga Gama, Gupta associate Eric Wood arrested
Former Transnet chief executive Siyabonga Gama and four others have been arrested on charges of fraud, corruption and money laundering.
Zuma to seek another postponement as he approaches SCA, again
Zuma will seek to stall his trial next week as his lawyers ask the head of the SCA to reconsider its refusal to allow him to appeal the dismissal of a special plea
‘Deplorable’ R35m Eskom fraudsters receive 20-year jail term
Bernard Moraka and Victor Tshabalala defrauded Eskom to the tune of almost R35-million over 32 months through 53 bogus transactions
High court dismisses Magashule’s bid to have corruption charges thrown out
The court also dismissed applications by Edwin Sodi and two former Free State officials, saying their objections should be aired in the criminal trial not on a preliminary basis
Montana backs Prasa-fraud accused Mthimkhulu as court hears how he bagged the top job
Montana testified that ‘unqualified’ Mthimkhulu was the right engineer for the state rail agency, despite his acquisition of allegedly faulty locomotives
Fraudster gets 15-year sentence for R18m theft from her employer
Amanda Samuelson ran a five-year fraud scheme, diverting payments to herself.