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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…

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