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At least R255m in mine workers’ cash lost in Amplats pension scam

Investment company claims to own properties it has no rights on in attempt to cover up loss.

Former financial broker Deon Pienaar tells investors who lost their money in property syndication schemes that it was not the fault of brokers but the Reserve Bank’s auditing firm.

Lone broker promises to seek justice for syndication victims

Pensioners impoverished by collapsed property syndication schemes are being sold a new line.

Nova directors Dominique Haese and Connie Myburgh

​Nova bosses take pensioners’ R1bn

After finally getting access to the information through a Supreme Court of Appeal order, Moneyweb published details about Nova directors coining it.

Godongwana ‘lied to inquiry’

Godongwana ‘lied to inquiry’

Subpoenaed bank accounts show former minister did receive a salary that he failed to disclose to Canyon Springs.

Former Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Ebrahim Patel. File photo

DA targets Ebrahim Patel over Canyon Springs scandal

The DA has accused Sactwu of shielding Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel from the fallout of R100-million worth of workers’ pension funds.

Kawie ‘too ill’ to testify at Canyon Springs probe

Kawie faces arrest in missing pension money case

Richard Kawie faces arrest if he fails to appear before a liquidation inquiry to explain R100-million of clothing workers’ missing pension fund money.

Trilinear: Warnings ignored

Trilinear: Warnings ignored

To the tune of a well-known patriotic Cuban song, a group of workers sang the praises of Wayne van der Rheede, the deputy general secretary of Sactwu.

Union pension scam: Truants delay inquiry

Union pension scam: Truants delay inquiry

The inquiry investigating the loss of R100-million of clothing workers’ pension funds has subpoenaed the bank records of the Trilinear group.

Judge orders Kawie to testify

Richard Kawie’s evidence is regarded as crucial to the inquiry into the missing pension fund money.

Treasury scrambling to stem pension fraud

Treasury scrambling to stem pension fraud

Deputy Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene said on Thursday treasury is still trying to stem abuse of the special pension fund for military veterans.

Canyon Springs: Union man still a no-show at inquiry

Canyon Springs: Union man still a no-show at inquiry

Lawyers on the inquiry into the loss of R100-million of clothing workers’ pension fund money are submitting an application to the WC High Court.

Pension scam probe on hold after key player plays truant

The probe into how R100-million went missing from a Sactwu pension fund has been postponed after former consultant Richard Kawie failed to turn up.

Godongwana pension scam — more dirt

Godongwana pension scam — more dirt

Enoch Godongwana has told a closed liquidation inquiry that he expected to earn an annual salary of R1.5-million when he chaired Canyon Springs.

Gatekeepers accused of predatory tactics

Gatekeepers accused of predatory tactics

Trustees have accused FSB chief Dube Tshidi and attorney Tony Mostert of ‘despicable’ behaviour.

Mystery govt officials figure in Pinnacle Point hearings

Two officials may soon have to explain how they became involved in two struggling companies in which clothing workers’ pension money was invested.

No light on workers’ missing millions

No light on workers’ missing millions

Attempts to subpoena Richard Kawie to give evidence that could explain what happened to workers’ pension money have hit a brick wall.

Pension-fraud kingpin to pay back R18,6-million

Johannesburg’s specialised commercial crime court on Monday ordered Peter Ghavalas to pay the compensation under a plea-bargain reached with the state