Panama Papers

Pam Golding facilitates African kleptocrats’ money laundering

Analysis Khadija Sharife & Mark Anderson - 21 Feb 2020

Government must take steps to clean up the country’s dirty real estate market, which has long offered a safe haven for criminals

How — and how not — to restore trust in media

Article Alexandra Borchardt - 8 Jul 2019

In an age of unprecedented access to information, people must improve their media literacy. But that does not let media organizations off the hook

German police raid Deutsche Bank in ‘Panama Papers’ graft probe

Article Agency - 29 Nov 2018

The Frankfurt prosecutors said their probe was focusing on two Deutsche Bank employees aged 50 and 46, as well as several unnamed senior staff members

Regulation reins in tax havens

Article Staff Reporter - 10 Nov 2017

Controls are already in play that should limit the worst cases of tax abuse internationally and locally

These five countries are conduits for the world’s biggest tax havens

Article Staff Reporter - 26 Jul 2017

These countries funnel major corporate money into secret offshore tax shelters, according to a new study.

Aurora mine liquidators on the hunt for Khulubuse Zuma’s hidden riches

Article Govan Whittles - 9 Sep 2016

Khulubuse Zuma sold off his rich trappings and claims he is nearly broke – but liquidators believe there’s much more.

Panama Papers include dozens of Americans tied to fraud and other financial misconduct

Article Ryan Chittum & Will Fitzgibbon - 9 May 2016

Mossack Fonseca's files include offshore firms linked to at least 36 Americans accused of financial wrongdoing, including fraud and racketeering.

Malefactors of Mossack Fonseca: Meet The Dutchman, the Queen of the South and the Boss of Bosses

Article Ryan Chittum - 9 May 2016

Meet some of the convicted felons and alleged wrongdoers who use secretive offshore companies found in the Panama Papers database.

The revolution will be digitised

Article bogdan TagDiv - 6 May 2016

Source known only as John Doe says income inequality "one of the defining issues of our time" and calls on governments to address it.

US probes DRC oil deal with Khulubuse Zuma tie

Article Craig Mckune & James Wood 1 - 25 Apr 2016

An oil deal originally fronted by Khulubuse Zuma is being probed by US authorities as part of a wider investigation into Och-Ziff Capital Management.

Saraki offers ‘rich wife’ defence in Panama Papers findings

Article Joshua Olufemi & Emmanuel Mayah - 21 Apr 2016

President of the Nigerian Senate Bukola Saraki is accused of failing to declare property and operating foreign accounts in breach of the Constitution.

Namibian clerk in Panama Papers ‘fronting’ pickle

Article & Shinovene Immanuel - 21 Apr 2016

Receptionist Letitia Diergaardt has been outed as a millionaire with links to oil barons and shady arms dealers.

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VUT welcomes the publishing of the report of the independent assessors to investigate concerns of poor governance, leadership, management, corruption and fraud at the university.

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