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Tshifhiwa Matodzi

ANC integrity commission faces backlash over allegations of factional targeting in Limpopo
Politics
/ 3 April 2025

ANC integrity commission faces backlash over allegations of factional targeting in Limpopo

Claims have been made that the commission is being used to sideline political rivals by reviving allegations linked to the VBS Mutual Bank scandal

By Lunga Mzangwe
Ramaphosa mulls Simelane’s explanation on VBS loan
Politics
/ 11 September 2024

Ramaphosa mulls Simelane’s explanation on VBS loan

The president’s office said that he was mindful of the need for integrity in his cabinet

By Emsie Ferreira
Limpopo premier won’t act on MEC over bank heist
Politics
/ 2 August 2024

Limpopo premier won’t act on MEC over bank heist

The Limpopo premier wants a clampdown on the flow of illegal immigrants into the province

By Lunga Mzangwe
Fikile Mbalula: ANC will pay back any money if it received unlawfully from VBS
Politics
/ 1 August 2024

Fikile Mbalula: ANC will pay back any money if it received unlawfully from VBS

The secretary general also took a swipe at Jacob Zuma says the uMkhonto weSizwe party is a ‘friends of Zuma’ party

By Lunga Mzangwe
VBS victim: EFF wants stolen land returned but won’t pay back our looted life savings
Politics
/ 29 July 2024

VBS victim: EFF wants stolen land returned but won’t pay back our looted life savings

Victims say ANC is “afraid” to act against implicated MEC Florence Radzilani

By Lunga Mzangwe
Korner Talk | EFF must bench Dali Mpofu on VBS
Opinion
/ 15 July 2024

Korner Talk | EFF must bench Dali Mpofu on VBS

The senior counsel capitulated like Courage, the Cowardly Dog during a broadcast interview

By Khaya Koko
R2.3-billion VBS Mutual Bank heist trial to start soon
National
/ 26 March 2021

R2.3-billion VBS Mutual Bank heist trial to start soon

The state has finalised its charge sheet and is ready to prosecute the alleged bank looters

By Khaya Koko
‘We are all innocent,’ VBS eight tell court
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
Senior ANC officials to be arrested for role in VBS looting
Politics
/ 10 March 2021

Senior ANC officials to be arrested for role in VBS looting

Danny Msiza and Kabelo Matsepe will become the first politicians to be face charges for alleged complicity in the scandal

By Lizeka Tandwa, Emsie Ferreira and Khaya Koko
In a bizarre twist VBS liquidators sue KPMG for R863mn
Business
/ 24 February 2021

In a bizarre twist VBS liquidators sue KPMG for R863mn

In filed court documents, the VBS liquidators are blaming auditing firm KPMG’s negligence for the alleged looting of the bank

By Khaya Koko
NPA cool on ire over VBS saga’s glacial pace
National
/ 28 January 2021

NPA cool on ire over VBS saga’s glacial pace

The NPA has confirmed that the trial of the expected 10 accused in the VBS heist will be a marathon

By Khaya Koko
R2.3bn VBS trial expected to only begin in 2022
National
/ 26 January 2021

R2.3bn VBS trial expected to only begin in 2022

The state is expected to request a 16 week-long trial, as delays stymie progress in the saga.

By Khaya Koko
VBS case delays cause massive frustration
National
/ 26 January 2021

VBS case delays cause massive frustration

A certificate is needed from the head of the NPA for more arrests to be made

By Khaya Koko
More arrests expected in the R2.3bn VBS heist
National
/ 8 October 2020

More arrests expected in the R2.3bn VBS heist

Prosecutors tell the court that more people will be charged and additional charges will be added to the seven accused in a new charge sheet

By Khaya Koko
‘Haunted’ VBS executive Truter sentenced to seven years
National
/ 7 October 2020

‘Haunted’ VBS executive Truter sentenced to seven years

Phillip Truter, the former chief financial officer of the defunct mutual bank who pleaded guilty to fraud and other charges, will work with authorities on how the alleged heist took place

By Khaya Koko
Hawks eye ANC politicians next
Politics
/ 1 October 2020

Hawks eye ANC politicians next

Top cop says more big players will be added to the list of accused as the state prepares to go to court

By Sabelo Skiti
Former VBS CEO wants to challenge ‘bank heist’ report findings at ConCourt
Article
/ 6 December 2018

Former VBS CEO wants to challenge ‘bank heist’ report findings at ConCourt

The ‘​Great Bank Heist’ report found that R1.9-billion had been looted from the mutual bank, implicating him along with at least 50 other individuals

By Tehillah Nieselow
Saica launches new bid to discipline ex-VBS bosses
Article
/ 6 December 2018

Saica launches new bid to discipline ex-VBS bosses

The accounting body will on Thursday argue again that Tshifhiwa Matodzi and Andile Ramavhunga should be struck off the CA (SA) roll

By Tehillah Nieselow
VBS report is a reader’s dream
Article
/ 19 October 2018

VBS report is a reader’s dream

The author of the report sets the wags talking about a reality that at times seems more farcical than fiction

By Kwanele Sosibo
Another top VBS beneficiary clears the air
Article
/ 16 October 2018

Another top VBS beneficiary clears the air

The Free State Development Corporation was third on the list of those who received large sums of money from the embattled bank

By Sarah Smit
VhaVenda king offers to pay back VBS money
Article
/ 15 October 2018

VhaVenda king offers to pay back VBS money

King Toni Mphephu Ramabulana said that if he had received payments fraudulent payments, it was without his knowledge

By Gemma Ritchie
ANC: Heads must roll over ‘alarming’ VBS Mutual Bank report
Article
/ 11 October 2018

ANC: Heads must roll over ‘alarming’ VBS Mutual Bank report

The report recommended that more than 50 individuals be criminally charged and held liable in civil proceedings

By Jenna Etheridge and Kyle Cowan
New report backs criminal charges against VBS ‘captors’
Article
/ 10 October 2018

New report backs criminal charges against VBS ‘captors’

An explosive report commissioned by the Reserve Bank identifies alleged kingpins in the looting of the beleaguered mutual bank

By Sarah Smit
Two more VBS execs provisionally sequestrated
Article
/ 3 August 2018

Two more VBS execs provisionally sequestrated

Andile Ramavhunga was provisionally sequestrated, along with Robert Madzonga

By Caryn Dolley
VBS head’s explanation of R15m bonus is ‘absurd’, court hears
Article
/ 31 July 2018

VBS head’s explanation of R15m bonus is ‘absurd’, court hears

VBS CEO Andile Ramavhunga became the focus of sequestration proceedings in the Johannesburg high court on Tuesday afternoon

By Caryn Dolley
Three VBS execs provisionally sequestrated, Vele liquidated
Article
/ 31 July 2018

Three VBS execs provisionally sequestrated, Vele liquidated

The sequestration and liquidation matter, which is ongoing, is being heard in the Johannesburg high court on Tuesday

By Caryn Dolley
VBS saga: Municipalities in for half-a-decade wait for a fraction of R1.5bn deposits
Article
/ 26 July 2018

VBS saga: Municipalities in for half-a-decade wait for a fraction of R1.5bn deposits

Disciplinary action is going to be lodged against those responsible – from the bank and the municipalities – for the funds ending up with VBS.

By Caryn Dolley
VBS chair’s family trust implicated in bank’s looting
Article
/ 20 July 2018

VBS chair’s family trust implicated in bank’s looting

The records of the Shimba La Ndou Family Trust, one of the many entities that received questionable payments, are attached to the court application

By Thanduxolo Jika

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