Nulane Investments

The supreme court of appeal held that the acquittal of officials and Gupta associates on fraud and money-laundering charges was a failure of justice

It was crucial that trial judges had the necessary skills and experience to hear complex corruption cases, she said

The reluctance not only to deploy private counsel but to follow their advice has proved a recurring theme in state capture cases

The National Prosecuting Authority has failed in another state capture case considered only the foothills of the mountain it must climb

The National Prosecuting Authority lives to fight another day after losing face in the first state capture trial

But first justice officials want their Emirati counterparts to say plainly why the first was denied

Apart from seven cases before court, dozens more are under investigation, the minister told parliament

The acting judge who discharged Gutpa associates in the first state capture case fell short of legal and ethical standards, the National Prosecuting Authority submitted

The trial judge said the prosecution was trying to reserve questions of fact, not law

She failed to apply the rules of evidence, the doctrine of common purpose and sections of the Criminal Procedure Act correctly, prosecutors argue

All Nulane Investments accused have been acquitted, but observers had been warning for months that the writing was on the wall

There are many obstacles, including the brothers being free agents and newfound citizens of the Pacific nation of Vanuatu

Atul and Tony Gupta are said to be seeking asylum in central African states while South Africa’s extradition request stalls

The National Prosecuting Authority is ready to act on state capture crimes but whether it has the ability to do so has been questioned

There is progress cleaning up corruption but party reform lags behind and the president can’t afford to lose allies, even those implicated in the Zondo report