As in the Nulane case, the prosecution alleges that the now fugitive Gupta brothers conspired with the accused to fleece the Free State
The trial judge said the prosecution was trying to reserve questions of fact, not law
There are many obstacles, including the brothers being free agents and newfound citizens of the Pacific nation of Vanuatu
Not investigating politicians is a breach of standards, former public protector tells inquiry into her successor, Busisiwe Mkhwebane
Former public protector says intelligence agency opened documents couriered to her by the department of international relations
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
MPs have heard that she spent R146.9-million defending her reports, with a third going to an obscure law firm
Dinesh Patel is demanding further particulars of the state’s case in first trial embroiling the Gupta brothers
Several witnesses have testified that Mkhwebane covered her tracks in investigations and court
But her colleague told parliament he could not say whether the suspended public protector would rewrite findings produced by her office
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
Atul and Rajesh Gupta claim the attempt to bring them to stand trial for fraud and money-laundering in the Free State is politically motivated
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 public protector was wrong to think legal review was the remedy for incompetence on her part; it is, in fact, removal, an independent report concludes
Ace Magashule’s anxiety has to do with the array of arrests of high-profile people facing fraud and corruption charges
The Hawks have distanced themselves from a news report that the ANC’s secretary general Ace Magashule has been issued with a warrant of arrest
Land reform minister announces an intensified programme to allocate arable land to emerging farmers
Current ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule has been cleared of allegations that he misled the Free State provincial legislature when he was premier of that province. It follows a complaint by the Democratic Alliance’s Roy Jankielsohn, who asked the public protector to investigate whether Magashule lied about payments made for the funeral of health MEC Fundiswa […]