Bernard Madoff, expected to plead guilty this week to charges of running Wall Street’s biggest fraud, will appear in court on Tuesday.
The SA Human Rights Commission said on Monday it would send a letter to Ngconde Balfour calling for a review of Schabir Shaik’s medical parole.
The IFP will soon lodge court papers demanding that the KZN government release a forensic report on corruption in the agriculture department.
Medical parole was meant only for people who were terminally ill, not those suffering from lesser conditions, Judge Siraj Desai said on Tuesday.
A court in Zambia on Tuesday sentenced former president Fredrick Chiluba’s wife, Regina, to three-and-a-half years in prison for fraud.
Paroled fraud convict Schabir Shaik is in ”the final phase of his terminal condition”, Correctional Services Minister Ngconde Balfour said on Tuesday.
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/ 26 February 2009
The ANC has left itself wide open to a legal challenge by keeping Winnie Madikizela-Mandela on its list of candidates for the National Assembly, despite her criminal record.
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/ 23 February 2009
Disgraced former ANC spokesperson Carl Niehaus obtained top marks while a student at the University of South Africa, one of his professors has said.
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/ 20 February 2009
Carl Niehaus, the ANC’s former spin doctor, tried some spinning of his own this week as allegations mounted that he owed millions to creditors.
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/ 19 February 2009
The investigation into the business empire of cricket tycoon Allen Stanford sowed panic in the Caribbean and Latin America on Wednesday.
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/ 18 February 2009
Gauteng Premier Paul Mashatile had previously warned the ANC leadership about its former spokesperson, Carl Niehaus, he said on Wednesday.
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/ 17 February 2009
The ANC placed Carl Niehaus on leave after realising he had ”withheld” information about his financial dealings, the party said on Tuesday.
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/ 17 February 2009
A case has been opened to probe possible wrongdoings by Paul Mashatile after he apparently failed to report attempted fraud by the ANC’s Carl Niehaus.
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/ 17 February 2009
ANC spokesperson Jessie Duarte said on Tuesday the ANC will continue to assist embattled party cadre Carl Niehaus to rebuild his life.
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/ 17 February 2009
A scandal at Satyam Computer rocked the country’s Parliament on Tuesday, with members demanding details of how government was handling the case.
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/ 16 February 2009
Former advocate Cezanne Visser, or Advocate Barbie, admitted most of the state’s sex claims against her on Monday.
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/ 16 February 2009
African National Congress member Carl Niehaus does not owe Rhema money, the church said on Monday.
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/ 13 February 2009
The Democratic Alliance on Friday called for a forensic audit into the Gauteng Economic Development Agency while Carl Niehaus worked there.
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/ 28 January 2009
State and industry regulators were put on the defensive on Tuesday at a Senate hearing over their failure to uncover Bernard Madoff’s fraud scheme.
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/ 23 January 2009
The case against a security guard and an SAA cabin crew member arrested for alleged drug smuggling was postponed on Friday.
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/ 22 January 2009
The National Prosecuting Authority’s R5-million agreement with fraud convict Schabir Shaik was ”normal”, it said on Thursday.
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/ 22 January 2009
The NPA will respond late on Thursday afternoon to media reports that it has made a ”secret deal” with fraud convict Schabir Shaik.
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/ 20 December 2008
Bernard Madoff, who authorities say confessed to running a -billion fraud, was put under 24-hour detention in his Manhattan apartment on Friday.
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/ 19 December 2008
President-elect Barack Obama has blamed a lack of "adult supervision" for scandals such as Bernard Madoff’s alleged $50-billion fraud.
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/ 19 December 2008
The latest legal skirmish between Dave King and the state has ended in a split decision favouring the businessman in the area that matters most.
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/ 18 December 2008
Low-cost airline Mango on Thursday warned South African travellers that fraudsters are offering airline bookings at discounts via SMS and email.
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/ 18 December 2008
Disgraced Wall Street investment manager Bernard Madoff, accused of orchestrating a -billion fraud, was put under house arrest on Wednesday.
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/ 17 December 2008
The two auditors who helped fraudster Schabir Shaik cook his company’s books pleaded guilty last week to three counts of improper conduct.
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/ 16 December 2008
US authorities said on Monday they were liquidating Bernard Madoff Investment Securities LLC of New York, following Madoff’s arrest for alleged fraud.
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/ 12 December 2008
ANC chief whip Mnyamezeli Booi is to go on trial for fraud in June next year, not in February as had been expected, it was reported on Friday.
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/ 10 December 2008
KZN Provincial Health Minister Neliswa Nkonyeni will face charges of corruption and fraud when she re-appears in court in January, the NPA says.
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/ 10 December 2008
Former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown, who is facing multiple fraud charges, has found God and a new girlfriend, it was revealed on Wednesday.