The social development department and the company are accused of contravening the Prevention of Organised Crimes Act
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A reply to Paul Hoffman, showing that the law actually isn’t simple and what it – properly, purposefully and holistically considered – does tell us
Government is bound by the Glenister findings but has behaved as if it is not so bound by enacting the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) bill
The Investigating Directorate Against Corruption does not prevent the future addition of a constitutionally entrenched anti-corruption commission
The former minister’s alleged crimes are more than R500 000, kicking in a minimum sentence legislation
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The state claims that employees colluded in widespread fraud involving a substation project
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The sports, arts and culture minister allegedly received cash and other benefits to influence lucrative tenders for a software firm
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But Maine Management and Chartered Accountants Incorporated has said the municipality was right to pay the money to them
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The legal fraternity is uneasy after the ANC president’s recent comments
The trial is scheduled to begin in April next year, nearly two decades after the former president was first charged for taking bribes from a French arms dealer
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The former president has approached the apex court for leave to appeal the striking down of his bid to charge the prosecutor in his arms deal case
The Special Investigating Unit is investigating a syndicate that used state land meant to build a school for personal use
The National Prosecuting Authority has encouraged its prosecutors and investigators to go after state capture cases
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The magistrate took the most drastic option in the case involving the former Eskom chief executive, Batohi said, while conceding that the National Prosecuting Authority was learning from its setbacks
The supreme court of appeal confirms stringent standard for consent as defence in rape cases
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The state prosecutor had argued for imprisonment, saying Mashaba had no respect for the rule of law
Are the pollsters reflecting reality or is it a case of the tail trying to wag the dog?
Investigating officer Scotch Tabane says Mashaba, who is also the subject of a R34 million SIU investigation, is also a suspect in two cases of arson and one of attempted murder
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As South Africa approaches the 29 May national and provincial elections, the narrative has shifted from load-shedding to a crisis that hits even closer to home: water.
Plus, Mapisa-Nqakula in the dock.
The now former National Assembly speaker said her resignation was not an admission of guilt regarding the corruption charges she faces
The speaker’s application to stop her arrest was dismissed as ‘speculative’ and she was ordered to pay the costs of the legal challenge
The speaker’s attempts to stall her arrest resulted in the state revealing the damning charges she faces
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The state said the speaker was not above the law and that the court could not block her arrest on alleged R4.5 million corruption
The Hawks are also investigating a criminal case in which a company was paid for services it did not deliver
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Advocate’s affidavit reveals trail of bribes allegedly pocketed by the National Assembly speaker, who is expected to appear in court today
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The embattled speaker seems to be at loggerheads with her attorney, who wrote an email to the NPA saying she would present herself to the police
The president reportedly said he would not meddle when told that Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula could be taken into custody over graft
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Allegations against the powerful within the ANC will be an acid test for the newly-permanent directorate
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula is expected to hand herself over to the police in Pretoria on Friday
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The state’s bid to have a trial date set was stymied by Zuma’s counsel signalling that he was seeking leave to appeal
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The National Prosecuting Authority confirmed the search and seizure operation a fortnight after Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula denied any wrongdoing
The authority seems to have dragged its feet in the arrest of a convicted criminal
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