The National Prosecuting Authority has failed in another state capture case considered only the foothills of the mountain it must climb
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Pahad was a former minister to the presidency and anti-apartheid activist
The National Prosecuting Authority is ready to act on state capture crimes but whether it has the ability to do so has been questioned
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In 1997, the warning bells were ringing that South Africa faced a dark future because Eskom would run out of capacity to supply a growing populace and an expanding economy
The three face charges of fraud and corruption stemming from a crooked deal with Swiss engineering firm Asea Brown Boveri
The former executives are being pursued for the purchase of Optimum coal mine by Gupta-owned Tegeta
The Gupta era exposed the flaws in the country’s anti-money laundering framework and now the government is dealing with the consequences
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Several witnesses have testified that Mkhwebane covered her tracks in investigations and court
The largest sources of state capture money were Transnet and Eskom, two of South Africa’s most fragile state-owned entities
The final chapter of the state capture report found that investigation was interrupted at Zuma’s urging to protect Fraser
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The final Zondo report recommends that law enforcement agencies investigate the pair for their part in the failed R280-million project
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Former Transnet chief executive Siyabonga Gama and four others have been arrested on charges of fraud, corruption and money laundering.
The Free State high court ruled that the provisional restraint order will remain in place until late October, when argument will be heard for it to be made indefinite, dismissing Oakbay’s application for a postponement
Recommendations by the Zondo commission include investigation and possible criminal prosecution for Brian Molefe, Matshela Koko and Anoj Singh
The former president’s dismissal of Nhlahla Nene as finance minister for spurious reasons showed the veracity of the Gupta family’s claim that he would do anything for them
Court sets aside appointment of Shiva Uranium, further prolonging four-year legal wrangle
The Zondo commission’s second report deals with the capture of Transnet through the ‘Gupta racketeering enterprise’
The second state capture report shows how the arms company went from a R35-billion order book to begging the treasury for cash to stay afloat
The Zondo commission’s second report deals with the capture of Transnet through the Gupta racketeering enterprise
So far, one of South Africa’s ‘big four’ banks faces a serious allegation levelled in the Zondo report — and more revelations may follow
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The Investigating Directorate has filed an application worth R2-billion that could see the mine, the shares Tegeta holds plus debt intended to be converted into a majority stake in the mine
The court held that sections of the law providing for absolute taxpayer secrecy posed an unconstitutional limitation on the right to information and gave parliament two years to correct this
Luke Feltham has compiled a timeline that represents the major events, testimonies and controversies of the commission
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Kubentheran Moodley was arrested at OR Tambo moments before leaving for Dubai in an alleged attempt to flee his corruption-linked legal troubles
Kubentheran Moodley was caught trying to ‘flee’ to Dubai allegedly after his family was threatened by a debt collector and the state seized R232-million worth of his assets
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The Hawks and the NPA want to boost forensic investigative capacity to get back more money lost to corruption
The National Prosecuting Authority has intensified efforts to return the Guptas to South Africa
Many ANC leaders and officials have been implicated in allegations of corruption and other wrongdoing; Zuma’s is merely the most prominent case
The court said it was not in the public interest to put the credibility of the state capture inquiry at risk by forcing it to conclude its work in a rush
Despite the public interest in the ruling, the commission’s deadline has become irrelevant as it abandoned hope of forcing the former president to testify
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The former public enterprises minister says he was deliberately removed from state companies’ dealings and could not have learned of the looting
Former senior executive Prish Govender tried to justify why payments to McKinsey and the Gupta-linked consulting firm continued in the absence of a contract