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ANGELO AGRIZZI

Medical inquiry delays Angelo Agrizzi’s corruption case, again

The former Bosasa chief operations officer’s case was postponed to January, when his medical inquiry is expected to be completed

  • Khaya Koko
2 min read
Photo: Gallo Images/City Press/Muntu Vilakazi
ACE MAGASHULE

The list of NPA state capture arrests starts to grow

Fugitives Rajesh and Atul Gupta were arrested four months after Interpol issued a Red Notice against them. But they are just the latest.

  • Sonri Naidoo
  • Bongeka Gumede
4 min read
Whistle blower in state corruption – Angelo Agrizzi. (Delwyn Verasamy)
ANDRIES VAN TONDER

Expert appointed to assess Angelo Agrizzi’s health as his R1.8bn case heads to high court

The former Bosasa chief executive and three co-accused face fraud, corruption and money laundering charges

  • Khaya Koko
2 min read
Day in court: Mbana Thabethe, Dr Limakatso Moorosi, Seipati Dhlamini and Iqbal Sharma appeared at the Bloemfontein magistrate’s court in the Estina case. (Photo by Gallo Images/Volksblad/Mlungusi Louw)
ACE MAGASHULE

The Zondo commission cases that have made it to the courts

The NPA has begun proceedings based on some of the testimony given at the state capture inquiry

  • Khaya Koko
5 min read
Former Bosasa chief operating officer Angelo Agrizzi, who was scheduled to appear before the Pretoria specialised commercial crimes court on Thursday, was a no-show in court (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
ANDRIES VAN TONDER

Agrizzi a no-show again

The former Bosasa chief operating officer failed to appear in court on corruption and fraud charges, citing medical reasons

  • Sarah Smit
2 min read
(John McCann/M&G)
ACE MAGASHULE

Eusebius McKaiser: What’s worse than corruption? Complacency

Corruption isn’t just about unethical accounting practices. It is a direct and total attack on society. The stakes are that existential and that visceral.

  • Eusebius McKaiser
7 min read
Former Bosasa chief operating officer, Angelo Agrizzi returns to the Zondo commission on Thursday. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
AFRICAN GLOBAL GROUP

Agrizzi set to make Zondo commission return

Head of the commission’s legal team announces former Bosasa COO Angelo Agrizzi will testify this week

  • Jeanette Chabalala
2 min read
Minister Michael Masutha. (Mujahid Safodien/AFP/Getty Images)
AFRICAN GLOBAL GROUP

Masutha to shed light on Bosasa contracts

Justice and Correctional Services Minister Michael Masutha is expected to speak about his department’s contracts with embattled company Bosasa

  • Mashadi Kekana
3 min read
The COO-turned-whistleblower’s earlier testimony had to be kept under wraps because of a number of threats on his life in the lead-up to his appearance. (Dewlyn Verasamy/M&G)
LAWRENCE MRWEBI

Agrizzi will no longer testify at Mokgoro inquiry

Last month, Agrizzi testified at the Zondo commission that suspended deputy prosecutions boss Nomgcobo Jiba accepted bribes and blocked prosecutions

  • Jeanette Chabalala
3 min read
Linda Mti (Gallo Images/Foto24)
AFRICAN GLOBAL GROUP

Former correctional services boss Mti released on bail

On Thursday, Linda Mti handed himself over to police, giving the state no reason to oppose bail

  • Staff Reporter
  • Gemma Ritchie
1 min read
Angelo Agrizzi’s attorney said he had ‘handed himself over after he received a call from the investigating officer’. (Felix Dlangamandla/Netwerk 24/Gallo Images)
ANDRIES VAN TONDER

Agrizzi, Gillingham, Van Tonder face charges of corruption, money laundering

The three appeared briefly in the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Pretoria on Wednesday

  • Franny Rabkin
1 min read
On Friday, Dennis Bloem told the commission that internal controls were flouted under the leadership of Mti. (eNCA)
COPE

Bosasa ran DCS into the ground — Bloem

Dennis Bloem recounted how “havoc” reigned over the department under Linda Mti and his predecessor Khulekani Sithole

  • Sarah Smit
3 min read
During Agrizzi’s testimony on Monday, it emerged that Bosasa had to increase the bribe money paid to the department of correctional services by R250 000 a month when Moyane was appointed. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
AFRICAN GLOBAL GROUP

Union, officials colluded with Bosasa to pressure prisons boss

On Tuesday, Agrizzi detailed the events leading up to Vernie Petersen’s removal from the department of correctional services

  • Sarah Smit
3 min read
Moyane made headlines after he was fired as the commissioner of the South African Revenue Service (Sars) by President Cyril Ramaphosa in 2018. (Paul Botes/M&G)
AFRICAN GLOBAL GROUP

Bosasa and the Moyane money

During the testimony of Angelo Agrizzi, it emerged the 2010 appointment of Moyane coincided with R250 000 having to be paid to the department monthly

  • Sarah Smit
3 min read
Former Bosasa COO Angelo Agrizzi. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
AGENCY

Investigations relating to prison officials, Bosasa complete — NPA

The NPA and Hawks were presented with the allegations of bribery and corruption over eight years ago

  • Jeanette Chabalala
2 min read