Rumours of Schabir Shaik, wandering the streets of Durban with his arms outstretched, moaning "Briiibes! Briiibes!", appear to be exaggerated.
Thabo Mbeki allegedly advised fraud convict Schabir Shaik to set up his business empire for the benefit of the ANC, the <i>Sunday Times</i> reported.
The psychiatrist who was key to Schabir Shaik’s release on parole has emerged as a man apparently willing to throw ethics aside for money or sex.
The African National Congress (ANC) had not discussed presidential pardons with President Jacob Zuma, it said on Sunday.
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/ 25 January 2010
From dodgeball businessmen to fibbing beauty queens. <i>Verashni Pillay</i> presents her list of fellow South Africa Indians who make her cringe
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/ 19 January 2010
The DA on Tuesday again urged Correctional Services Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula to review fraud convict Schabir Shaik’s medical parole.
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/ 15 January 2010
Shaik can have his privacy back when the rest of us get justice back.
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/ 15 January 2010
Reports from Schabir Shaik’s doctors appear to have been misinterpreted, leading to his parole.
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/ 13 January 2010
After many mixed messages, the presidency has confirmed receiving an application for a presidential pardon from convicted fraudster Schabir Shaik.
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/ 12 January 2010
The DA has insisted on an answer from the Presidency on whether Schabir Shaik and Eugene de Kock are being considered for presidential pardons.
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/ 12 January 2010
President Jacob Zuma has not denied that Schabir Shaik has applied for a presidential pardon, but has not yet seen the application.
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/ 11 January 2010
The Presidency on Sunday denied considering any applications for presidential pardons amid an outcry from political parties and the media.
Schabir Shaik received permission from his parole officer to recuperate in a luxury lodge following his release from prison last year.
Schabir Shaik stayed at the Zululand game lodge Thanda Private Game Reserve for three nights in June, shortly after he was released from prison.
Possible pardons for fraud convict Schabir Shaik or former Vlakplaas death-squad leader Eugene de Kock would be unwarranted, the DA said on Tuesday.
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/ 22 December 2009
In what the opposition has described as a ”slap on the wrist”, fraud convict Schabir Shaik has been given a formal warning after parole violations.
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/ 21 December 2009
Correctional Services Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula won’t ask the parole board to review Schabir Shaik’s parole yet, a spokesperson said on Monday.
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/ 21 December 2009
President Jacob Zuma is considering fraud convict Schabir Shaik’s application for a pardon, a spokesperson said on Monday.
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/ 20 December 2009
AfriForum have lodged a complaint with the Parole Board against convicted fraudster Schabir Shaik after he was filmed violating his parole conditions.
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/ 10 December 2009
Fraud convict Schabir Shaik, now out on medical parole, has denied violating his parole conditions by playing golf in Durban as reported in October.
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/ 4 November 2009
Correctional Supervision and Parole Review Board chairperson Judge Siraj Desai on Wednesday renewed his call for a review of the medical parole system
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/ 19 October 2009
Fraud convict Schabir Shaik applied for a presidential pardon in April last year, the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Monday.
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/ 19 October 2009
The DA has accused Justice Minister Jeff Radebe of being ”disingenuous” in his reply to a parliamentary question on a pardon for Schabir Shaik.
Niuren Tolsi bumped into Schabi Shaik just after midnight at a 24-hour petrol station shop near his home in Morningside two weeks ago.
Fraud convict Schabir Shaik, the former financial adviser to President Jacob Zuma, has denied reports that he was driving in Durban on Monday.
Correctional Services on Tuesday defended the decision to grant medical parole to Schabir Shaik, saying there is no basis for a review.
So fraud convict Schabir Shaik was spotted driving around Durban with his black BMW. So what?
The DA is taking legal advice on whether Shaik’s release on medical parole is reviewable after reported sightings of him driving around Durban.
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula told the media on Tuesday that without ”compelling evidence” she has no intention of reviewing Schabir Shaik’s medical parole.
Since his release from prison, fraud convict Schabir Shaik has spent most of his days inside his home heavily medicated, his family said on Thursday.
The DA on Wednesday said it has asked minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula to request the parole board to review the granting of parole to Schabir Shaik.
Correctional Services Minister Ngconde Balfour on Monday welcomed a report clearing the doctors who recommended medical parole for Schabir Shaik.