The state charges that Iqbal Sharma’s firm massively defrauded the state and R19 million was laundered into a UAE account controlled by a family friend
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent shock waves around the world. As the International Crisis Group shows, several other crises loom
Dinesh Patel is demanding further particulars of the state’s case in first trial embroiling the Gupta brothers
In papers, prosecutors concede they cannot say where and when the family plotted to defraud the Free State but can still convict them for the Nulane scam
The case for their surrender includes charges stemming from the Nulane and the Estina scams, National Prosecuting Authority director Shamila Batohi said
The capacity of the state in the criminal prosecution of the Gupta brothers is in question, risking a delay in the crucial state capture trial on which their extradition hinges, while the formal request for their surrender to SA is still in the draft stage
The extradition treaty between South Africa and the United Arab Emirates does not restrict the NPA only to charges listed in the formal extradition request, but only to offences carrying a penalty not more severe than those
Morocco’s occupation of Western Sahara is about the presence of resources, especially phosphates that make up 72% of the world’s reserves. Phosphate is used in fertiliser, a key element in agriculture, giving Morocco a tight grip over world food production.
The Hope Consortium and Unicef partnership will boost countries’ vaccine rollout efforts
The Zupta decade: Governments and global corporates, banks and consultants must stop enabling money laundering
The breakdown of the oil-producer alliance could cause already high prices to spike
Dinesh Patel appeared on the same charges that have seen Sharma denied bail and the prosecuting authority seek the extradition of the Gupta brothers
The finalisation of the extradition treaty may mean the United Arab Emirates will hand over information South Africa has been requesting for three years
The magistrate ruled that bail was not an option because he was a flight risk even though he had travelled to the UAE after being implicated in the Zondo commission
Does South Africa care more about its own economic interests than the world’s worst humanitarian crisis in Yemen?
Israel’s iron grip over Palestinians had its beginnings in the demise of the Ottoman Empire and Britain and France’s arbitrary mapping out of the Middle East
The UN found that Trump ally Erik Prince violated the Libyan arms embargo. Here are the South Africans the report says helped him to do so
The two countries have rolled out China’s Sinopharm vaccine, but data issues are likely to keep some countries from doing the same
The United States is negotiating with African countries that will see them exchange Palestinian people’s rights for improved economic and trade conditions
Once Tel Aviv’s sworn enemy, Khartoum is apparently ready to end hostilities, but Sudanese refugees fear they may be deported
Simmering tensions could see the country partitioned between east and west
Kamaru Usman has become the dominant force in mixed martial arts
As African governments tackle the coronavirus crisis, there is a parallel focus on the future and what an economic recovery will look like
An obituary of Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s first democratically elected president, who died in court in Cairo
It has been two years since Saudi Arabia, the UAE and their allies cut ties with Qatar, sparking a major diplomatic crisis in the Gulf region.
Despite outrage over its planned ‘expat tax’ amendments, the state says closing the personal income loophole is in line with international practice
Observers suggest the Saudis are increasing their influence over Khartoum. But why?
General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan pledged to respond to demonstrators’ demands and confirmed that cash had been seized from deposed Bashir’s residence
Rights groups have regularly accused Paris of being complicit in alleged war crimes committed in Yemen
Between 2015 and the end of 2017, South Africa transferred $62-million worth of major conventional weapons to the UAE
Finding weed in an Egyptian resort crawling with security men during a conference of African leaders is as difficult as parting the Red Sea
Yemen is afflicted by what diplomats call a famine of jobs and salaries, with the central bank torn between two warring parties