FRAUD – The Mail & Guardian

/ 8 November 2024

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

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By Lyse Comins

National

/ 1 November 2024

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

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By Khaya Koko

National

/ 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

Crime

/ 8 August 2024

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

By Mandisa Nyathi

Crime

/ 1 July 2024

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

By Mandisa Ndlovu

National

/ 14 April 2024

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

By Lyse Comins

National

/ 16 August 2023

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

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By Lyse Comins

National

/ 3 July 2023

Bester case: court grants bail to suspended prison officer

Two other accused will return to court on 11 July for formal bail applications

By Daniel Steyn and Becker Semela

Opinion

/ 31 May 2023

When crime is cloaked as religion

Religion is often the business plan of fraudsters who lie effortlessly to their congregants

By Johann van der Westhuizen

National

/ 8 March 2023

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

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By Khaya Koko

Business

/ 24 February 2023

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

By Sarah Smit

Politics

/ 17 December 2022

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

By Mandisa Nyathi

Africa

/ 12 December 2022

Son of former Mozambique president sentenced to 12 years in prison

No Credit Suisse executives have faced criminal prosecution, despite the company admitting liability

By Luis Nhachote, The Continent

National

/ 29 November 2022

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

By Mandisa Ndlovu

Opinion

/ 16 November 2022

Higher levels of awareness are needed to combat festive season cybercrime

Understanding how cybercriminals work minimises the risk of being a victim of crime

By Duane Nicol

National

/ 11 November 2022

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’

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By Lyse Comins

The Green Guardian

/ 10 November 2022

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

By Sheree Bega

Opinion

/ 3 November 2022

Do criminal syndicates operate in SAPS management?

Dismissed employees’ experiences suggest that there are illegal money-making activities within the police service

By Mary de Haas

National

/ 2 November 2022

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

By Sakhiseni Nxumalo

National

/ 7 October 2022

Crooked crime cops culled

Three high-ranking police accused of using protesting students to defraud crime intelligence have finally been taken off the job

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By Khaya Koko

National

/ 27 September 2022

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

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By Lyse Comins and Ulandi Bekker

Business

/ 15 September 2022

Fraud plagues both public and private sectors, Corruption Watch report shows

Policing receives the most complaints regarding corruption

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By Eunice Masson

Opinion

/ 15 September 2022

Online scams risk undermining trust in South African government services

Global rise in cyber crime as threat actors target vulnerable systems

By Moss Gondwe

Opinion

/ 16 July 2022

‘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

By Malebakeng Forere

National

/ 27 May 2022

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.

By Sarah Smit

Politics

/ 4 April 2022

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

By Emsie Ferreira

National

/ 31 March 2022

‘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

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By Khaya Koko

Politics

/ 28 March 2022

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

By Emsie Ferreira

National

/ 24 January 2022

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

By Khaya Koko

National

/ 22 January 2022

Fraudster gets 15-year sentence for R18m theft from her employer

Amanda Samuelson ran a five-year fraud scheme, diverting payments to herself.

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By Khaya Koko

Business

/ 13 January 2022

Brace for above inflation electricity hike and municipalities’ power grab

The price of electricity could go up by 20.5% in April and an upcoming court bid could see users paying surcharges to municipalities

By Sarah Smit and Anathi Madubela

National

/ 11 January 2022

Public procurement law is not the problem – people are

The Zondo report delves into South Africa’s procurement web, as it tries to figure out why state-owned entities were able to be captured

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