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SA school admissions fraud: Up to 40% of home addresses found to be fakeAshleigh Laurent and Marissa Badenhorst

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Deadline for comments on anti-money laundering draft bill extended

20 Feb 2026

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Kruger National Park sees rhino poaching hike despite national drop

11 Feb 2026

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Illegal mining has crippling economic effect on SA mining, warns minerals minister

Illegal mining has crippling economic effect on SA mining, warns minerals minister

5 Feb 2026

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AFU vs scammers: The battle for Foschini’s millions

4 Feb 2026

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Accused travel swindler granted R100,000 bail

Karabo Ledwaba 24 Dec 2025

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SIU freezes R2.7m used in NLC grant funds

18 Dec 2025

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17 Dec 2025

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Businessman sentenced to 6 years for R3.6m tax fraud

11 Dec 2025

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Jozi FM chair arrested over missing lottery millions

4 Dec 2025

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Criminal courts in Cape Town are near to collapse

William Booth 21 Nov 2025

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Two suspects in AKA murder case to be extradited to South Africa

7 Nov 2025

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BNP struggles to dispel Sudan litigation concerns as shares drop

Mathieu Rosemain 22 Oct 2025

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BNP Paribas shares tumble after US jury's Sudan verdict

Alun John 21 Oct 2025

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Hidden cost of tariff increases: Rise in counterfeit goods

Jason Govender and Jarred West 17 Oct 2025

Julius Malema, the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), addresses supporters as he leads a protest towards the Constitutional Court, where the political party is challenging the National Assembly’s rejection of a report that could have led to impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa due to the Phala Phala scandal at his private game farm in Johannesburg, South Africa, 26 November 2024. Reuters/Ihsaan Haffejee

Court finds Malema guilty in 2018 firearm case

Siyanda Mthethwa 2 Oct 2025

A man walks out of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in Abuja, Nigeria, 25 September 2025. Reuters/Marvellous Durowaiye

Nigeria's Supreme Court allows late appeal in Kano blasphemy case

Camillus Eboh 26 Sep 2025

People stand outside the International Criminal Court (ICC), in The Hague, Netherlands, 22 September 2025. Reuters/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo

3 West African countries announce exit from International Criminal Court

Robbie Corey-Boulet 23 Sep 2025

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Kubayi orders legislative amendments to make sex offenders register accessible

18 Sep 2025

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Sassa says it has fixed most of its audit problems but gaps remain

Marecia Damons 16 Sep 2025

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The Zambian minister, the mysterious businesswoman and illegal mining

Charles Mafa and Beverly Subeti 15 Sep 2025

Souvenirs with faces of the late anti-apartheid activists and politicians of South Africa including Nelson Mandela, Steve Bantu Biko and Winnie Madikizela Mandela are displayed at a makeshift stall on Vilakazi Street, the only street in the world which was home to two Nobel Peace Prize winners, President Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, in Soweto, South Africa, 22 April 2024. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Inquest into Steve Biko's death reopened after 48 years

Reuters reporter 15 Sep 2025

Sex workers will have a respite from prosecution until a court case that will determine whether sex work should be decriminalised concludes. The case may take years. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

No sex workers will be prosecuted while court process plays out

Liezl Human 5 Sep 2025

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Fighting internal fraud: How fidelity insurance protects South African businesses

28 Aug 2025

The former managing director of a company involved in the multibillion Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) and his business partner have been charged in the Maseru Magistrates’ Court for fraud and money laundering. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi / GroundUp

Pair charged with multi-million rand fraud in Lesotho Highlands Water Project

Sechaba Mokhethi 19 Aug 2025

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Sars battles R513bn tax debt with tougher enforcement and tech-driven strategies

18 Aug 2025

The murder of Alison Dewar has resulted in two cases being tried separately in the Cape Town Magistrates Court. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

One murder, two court cases: chaos at Cape Town court

Riyadh Karodia 13 Aug 2025

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Fraudulent oxygen plant tender under scrutiny as PwC report drops

1 Aug 2025

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SIU triumphs in R67m corruption case: Lessons from landmark ruling

Dee-dee Mathelela 30 Jul 2025

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George building collapse: Tribunal finds engineer who signed off plans guilty on five charges

25 Jul 2025

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