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Woman sentenced for R16m theft

Source: KPMG.

KPMG scandal: Moema won't stand alone in facing prosecution

8 Apr 2024

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Judicial Matters Amendment Act signed into law

4 Apr 2024

SIU seconded to Prasa to investigate corruption

SIU seconded to Prasa to investigate corruption

14 Dec 2022

#BestofBiz 2022: Legal

#BestofBiz 2022: Legal

12 Dec 2022

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Spar seeking legal opinion on loan allegations

Nqobile Dludla 12 Dec 2022

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Does Sars have a right to intervene in review applications stemming from criminal proceedings?

Virusha Subban and Jarryd Hartley 5 Dec 2022

Source: Reuters.

SA finance minister: Ramaphosa should stay in job, macro framework remains

Alexander Winning 2 Dec 2022

Threat to Ramaphosa's efforts to rekindle investor confidence in Africa's most industrialised economy

Wendell Roelf 2 Dec 2022

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa responds to National Assembly members' questions in parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, 3 November 2022. Reuters/Esa Alexander/File Photo

Ramaphosa's future as president in question after misconduct report

Wendell Roelf and Alexander Winning 1 Dec 2022

Source: Reuters.

Rand recovers from fall on the back of panel findings against president

Alexander Winning 1 Dec 2022

Janusz Walus testifies at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearing at Pretoria City Hall, 20 August 1997. Source: Reuters - File Photo

Walus stabbed in jail

30 Nov 2022

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Janusz Waluz granted permanent residence for parole period

29 Nov 2022

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Alleged Ters fraudsters arrested

28 Nov 2022

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Malawi vice president arrested over corruption, says graft watchdog

Frank Phiri and Bhargav Acharya 25 Nov 2022

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Former Elias Motsoaledi Municipality mayor, manager charged

24 Nov 2022

Eskom: Another truck driver arrested for coal theft

Eskom: Another truck driver arrested for coal theft

24 Nov 2022

Former South African president, Jacob Zuma attends a news conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, 22 October 2022. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

SCA orders Zuma back to jail after ruling medical parole unlawful

Wendell Roelf 22 Nov 2022

Alleged Camden power station saboteur arrested

Alleged Camden power station saboteur arrested

17 Nov 2022

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Criminal record expungement workshops launch in Joburg township

14 Nov 2022

Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in Nairobi, Kenya, File. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo

Kenyan court drops $60m corruption case against deputy president

Humphrey Malalo 11 Nov 2022

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President hands in Section 89 submissions

7 Nov 2022

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Asset Forfeiture Unit freezes properties linked to alleged NLC corruption

7 Nov 2022

The SCA on Tuesday rejected Siyangena Technologies’ appeal bid. Archive photo of Siyangena’s so-called “speed gates” at Cape Town Station. Photo: Kim Reynolds/GroundUp

Appeal court trashes Siyangena's R5.5bn appeal bid

Tania Broughton 2 Nov 2022

Former Eskom exec arrested on fraud, corruption charges

Former Eskom exec arrested on fraud, corruption charges

Bhargav Acharya 28 Oct 2022

TymeBank cautions consumers about mule accounts

27 Oct 2022

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Obelisk declared a multiplication scheme

21 Oct 2022

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Hawks nab fuel theft kingpin

20 Oct 2022

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Willowton Group recovers more stolen Sunfoil stock

11 Oct 2022

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What duties do employers have when recovering funds misappropriated by employees?

Jacques Van Wyk and Nasheetah Smith 10 Oct 2022

Former South African President Jacob Zuma enters the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, 31 January 2022. Jerome Delay/Pool via Reuters/File Photo

Zuma set free after prison term ends

Bhargav Acharya 7 Oct 2022

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National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Bill gazetted

3 Oct 2022

Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula has been told he must protect Intercape buses. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Mbalula must protect Intercape buses, court rules

Tania Broughton 3 Oct 2022

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SIU seconded to Prasa to investigate corruption

SIU seconded to Prasa to investigate corruption

14 Dec 2022

#BestofBiz 2022: Legal

#BestofBiz 2022: Legal

12 Dec 2022

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Spar seeking legal opinion on loan allegations

Nqobile Dludla 12 Dec 2022

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Does Sars have a right to intervene in review applications stemming from criminal proceedings?

Virusha Subban and Jarryd Hartley 5 Dec 2022

Source: Reuters.

SA finance minister: Ramaphosa should stay in job, macro framework remains

Alexander Winning 2 Dec 2022

Threat to Ramaphosa's efforts to rekindle investor confidence in Africa's most industrialised economy

Wendell Roelf 2 Dec 2022

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa responds to National Assembly members' questions in parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, 3 November 2022. Reuters/Esa Alexander/File Photo

Ramaphosa's future as president in question after misconduct report

Wendell Roelf and Alexander Winning 1 Dec 2022

Source: Reuters.

Rand recovers from fall on the back of panel findings against president

Alexander Winning 1 Dec 2022

Janusz Walus testifies at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearing at Pretoria City Hall, 20 August 1997. Source: Reuters - File Photo

Walus stabbed in jail

30 Nov 2022

Image source: dizanna –

Janusz Waluz granted permanent residence for parole period

29 Nov 2022

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Alleged Ters fraudsters arrested

28 Nov 2022

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Malawi vice president arrested over corruption, says graft watchdog

Frank Phiri and Bhargav Acharya 25 Nov 2022

Image source: Sergii Gnatiuk –

Former Elias Motsoaledi Municipality mayor, manager charged

24 Nov 2022

Eskom: Another truck driver arrested for coal theft

Eskom: Another truck driver arrested for coal theft

24 Nov 2022

Former South African president, Jacob Zuma attends a news conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, 22 October 2022. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

SCA orders Zuma back to jail after ruling medical parole unlawful

Wendell Roelf 22 Nov 2022

Alleged Camden power station saboteur arrested

Alleged Camden power station saboteur arrested

17 Nov 2022

Image source: Allan Swart –

Criminal record expungement workshops launch in Joburg township

14 Nov 2022

Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in Nairobi, Kenya, File. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo

Kenyan court drops $60m corruption case against deputy president

Humphrey Malalo 11 Nov 2022

Archive image: Cyril Ramaphosa

President hands in Section 89 submissions

7 Nov 2022

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Asset Forfeiture Unit freezes properties linked to alleged NLC corruption

7 Nov 2022

The SCA on Tuesday rejected Siyangena Technologies’ appeal bid. Archive photo of Siyangena’s so-called “speed gates” at Cape Town Station. Photo: Kim Reynolds/GroundUp

Appeal court trashes Siyangena's R5.5bn appeal bid

Tania Broughton 2 Nov 2022

Former Eskom exec arrested on fraud, corruption charges

Former Eskom exec arrested on fraud, corruption charges

Bhargav Acharya 28 Oct 2022

TymeBank cautions consumers about mule accounts

27 Oct 2022

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Obelisk declared a multiplication scheme

21 Oct 2022

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Hawks nab fuel theft kingpin

20 Oct 2022

Source: ©juananbarros -

Willowton Group recovers more stolen Sunfoil stock

11 Oct 2022

Image source: Alexander Raths –

What duties do employers have when recovering funds misappropriated by employees?

Jacques Van Wyk and Nasheetah Smith 10 Oct 2022

Former South African President Jacob Zuma enters the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, 31 January 2022. Jerome Delay/Pool via Reuters/File Photo

Zuma set free after prison term ends

Bhargav Acharya 7 Oct 2022

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National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Bill gazetted

3 Oct 2022

Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula has been told he must protect Intercape buses. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Mbalula must protect Intercape buses, court rules

Tania Broughton 3 Oct 2022

'Tobacco industry exaggerations of illicit trade should not deter tobacco tax increases'

27 Sep 2022

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JSCI concludes investigation into Phala Phala theft matter

15 Sep 2022

Burkina Faso court finds execs at Trevali mine guilty of involuntary manslaughter

Burkina Faso court finds execs at Trevali mine guilty of involuntary manslaughter

15 Sep 2022

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Clarification on the proposed draft Unlawful Entering on Premises Bill

Jerome Levitz 14 Sep 2022

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Formulation of anti-corruption agency underway

14 Sep 2022

Source: © The Citizen The hounding of a state witness by three media houses has led to the baning of the live broadcasting of the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial

Journalists' behaviour leads to broadcast ban of Senzo Meyiwa murder trial

14 Sep 2022

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SIU to probe NSFAS

29 Aug 2022

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Draft Extradition Bill published

26 Aug 2022

Saudi woman sentenced to 34 years in prison for tweets

26 Aug 2022

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Minimum age for criminal capacity increased

26 Aug 2022

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