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Health director-general Sandile Buthelezi, two other officials arrested for fraud, theft
Buthelezi was previously implicated and later cleared in the Digital Vibes scandal
Men trapped in Ukraine war promised MKP jobs
MK party says it knows nothing about the ill-fated Russian trip involving 17 South Africans
Controversial rhino breeder John Hume in dock on charges of rhino horn trafficking
Hume and five others, including his lawyer Izak du Toit, were granted bail on Tuesday
Ingonyama Trust Board opens criminal case against Jerome Ngwenya for theft
The ITB has also launched civil action to recover R30 million in funds allegedly stolen by the former chairperson and two others
Parliament’s findings against Shivambu prove nothing, says EFF
The Economic Freedom Fighters deputy president failed to declare money transferred to him from a company owned by his brother, known as a VBS Mutual Bank beneficiary
Namibian Fishrot saga paymaster arrested in Paarl
The South African government received a request from Namibia for Marén de Klerk’s extradition in October 2021
Fired Ezemvelo field ranger arrested for rhino horn trafficking
Man who was dismissed from his job at a top KZN park for links to poaching is held by police in Gauteng
Hawks in legal tussle with arms maker over billet seizure
Differing interpretation of the Firearms Control Act resulted in the seizure of a shipment of billets bound for the DRC from Durban harbour last week
Corruption-accused caterer appointed to KZN economic development tender panel
KZN cooking the tender panel books?
Police on alert over intelligence about mooted raids on firearms and ammunitions
Police have caught wind of plans for a second phase of violence after last week’s riots, apparently set to kick off with the looting of arms in KwaZulu-Natal
Hawks move on R3.4-billion in corruption cases referred by SIU
The Hawks and the NPA want to boost forensic investigative capacity to get back more money lost to corruption
Modack and his co-accused fail to have charges dropped
As Nafiz Modack and his co-accused wait to hear if they will be granted bail, the court dismissed another application to drop certain charges against them.
Moyane too ill to testify at Zondo commission after days of damning allegations
Symington returned to bizarre ‘hostage drama’ and implicated the former Sars commissioner in fabricating charges against Pravin Gordhan with the Hawks
Bushiri goes on counterattack against the Hawks
South African authorities were poised to add rape charges to those faced by Bushiri in mid-November when he skipped bail and the border to return to Malawi
Shepherd Bushiri faces slew of new rape claims
Prosecutors’ extradition request details how Bushiri allegedly raped women as young as 17