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/ 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

Politics

/ 2 October 2023

EFF vows to challenge parliamentary cases against its MPs

Parliament will this month hold hearings against Economic Freedom Fighters accused of disruptive behaviour during President Cyril Ramaphosa’s budget vote speech last year

By Mandisa Nyathi

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

Opinion

/ 5 May 2023

African states need strong audit institutions to stem fraud, money laundering

Auditors general and anti-corruption agencies from 14 countries met to establish ways to stop corruption and illicit financial flows

By Chrissy Dube and Stephen Buchanan-Clarke

Politics

/ 24 February 2023

DA: Greylisting is indictment on government’s inability to combat financial crimes

The top priority must be to take swift action to get off the greylist, restore SA’s reputation and regain the global community’s trust, party says

By Lizeka Tandwa

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

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

Business

/ 12 October 2022

‘Prepare for the worst’: 85% chance that SA will land on grey list

If the government is seen to be making serious efforts to comply with anti-money laundering requirements, the country’s greylisting might not last long

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By Sarah Smit

Business

/ 1 October 2022

Why state capture could see SA greylisted

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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By Sarah Smit

Business

/ 31 August 2022

Government forges on with dirty money clean up to avoid greylisting

Ismail Momoniat is hoping to take ‘a massive step forward’ in fortifying the country’s money laundering controls by passing two bills before next February

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By Sarah Smit

Business

/ 5 August 2022

What the Fica? South Africa’s possible greylisting in black and white

South Africa’s banks and the treasury must address legal loopholes and weaknesses by October or face greylisting by global money laundering watchdog

By Sarah Smit

Politics

/ 9 June 2022

Opposition demands that Ramaphosa account for incident in which money was stolen from his farm

EFF tries to disrupt president’s speech to Parliament by bringing up deluge of points of order

By Bongeka Gumede

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

Business

/ 26 February 2022

Initiative to blacklist Switzerland gains traction in European Union

Support is growing in the European Parliament against Swiss banks’ role in money laundering

By Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project

National

/ 3 February 2022

How a telecommunications firm extracted Transnet money for the Guptas

The Zondo commission’s second report deals with the capture of Transnet through the ‘Gupta racketeering enterprise’

By Sarah Smit

Politics

/ 28 November 2021

Magashule wants court to throw out state’s case against him

Former Free State premier asks the court to declare that the state’s case against him contains no evidence that would lead to a successful conviction

By Lizeka Tandwa

Politics

/ 14 October 2021

Mabuyane in court bid to halt Hawks investigation

Eastern Cape Premier Mabuyane has suggested that ANC secretary general Ace Magashule is behind the fraud and corruption inquiry

By Lizeka Tandwa

Politics

/ 28 May 2021

DA councillor implicated in food relief fraud continues daily chores as case runs its course

The speaker of City of Cape Town says no sanctions are considered against City’s ward councillor, as yet

By Eunice Masson

Politics

/ 26 May 2021

Hawks confirm that DA Western Cape councillor remains a suspect in food relief fraud case

Nora Grose is being investigated for alleged fraud and money laundering despite the Hawks incorrectly implicating her in a joint investigation

By Eunice Masson

Politics

/ 20 May 2021

DA councillor arrested for allegedly defrauding food relief project

Nora Grose is accused of using R170 000 intended for a food relief project in Cape Town for personal gain

By Eunice Masson

Politics

/ 17 March 2021

Ramaphosa can’t separate funding for ANC bid from becoming president, high court hears

Counsel for the Economic Freedom Fighters are seeking to force the disclosure of records showing who bankrolled the CR17 campaign

By Emsie Ferreira

National

/ 13 March 2021

Pair rob CTM of R26m over six years

The women, who worked for a firm handling the tile and bathroom retailer’s debtors, created 916 fictitious invoices

By Khaya Koko

National

/ 12 March 2021

‘We are all innocent,’ VBS eight tell court

The National Prosecuting Authority believes it has ‘a very strong case’ and wants to begin the VBS Mutual Bank trial

By Khaya Koko

National

/ 13 February 2021

The pensioner who ‘fronted’ for R10m of a family’s capture of SAPS

An old-age grant recipient was allegedly paid just R5 000 a month to be a director of one of the Chetty-owned companies

By Khaya Koko

National

/ 5 February 2021

R100-million: How one family captured the police

The family-run syndicate behind the alleged scam may have looted even more — as much as R1-billion

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By Khaya Koko

Politics

/ 3 February 2021

Magashule: ‘Leave President Zuma alone’

More salvos are fired in the ANC over Zuma’s refusal to testify at the Zondo commission, as ruled by the ConCourt

By Lizeka Tandwa

Politics

/ 12 October 2020

Why crooks are shivering in their boots

Ace Magashule’s anxiety has to do with the array of arrests of high-profile people facing fraud and corruption charges

By Khaya Koko

Africa

/ 9 September 2020

Controls on remittances risk driving financial flows to Somalia underground

The regulations aim to prevent money laundering and financing terror organisations, but implementing them is proving to be difficult

By Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime

Article

/ 10 March 2020

Mkhwebane’s CR17 report is ‘confused, inexplicable, irrational’

The Public Protector was derided by the Pretoria High Court for refusing to consider facts logically and for a material error of law

By Franny Rabkin

Article

/ 4 February 2020

Court to hear argument on public protector’s CR17 report

The case between the president and Busisiwe Mkhwebane has also drawn in the national director of public prosecutions and the Financial Intelligence Centre

By Franny Rabkin