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FILE PHOTO: Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius leaves court after appearing for the 2013 killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, 14 June 2016. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/Files

Oscar Pistorius seeks parole

Wendell Roelf, Anait Miridzhanian and Siyabonga Sishi 31 Mar 2023

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SIU raids properties in PPE corruption probe

29 Mar 2023

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Estina dairy farm tax fraud trial underway

28 Mar 2023

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National shutdown: At least 550 arrested for various crimes

22 Mar 2023

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National shutdown: lawbreakers will be arrested

17 Mar 2023

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Court challenge to SIU findings against Nelson Mandela Bay's Covid spending fails

Tania Broughton 15 Mar 2023

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

Public Protector's preliminary Phala Phala report clears Ramaphosa of wrongdoing

Queenin Masuabi 13 Mar 2023

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SIU obtains freezing order in State land case

8 Mar 2023

Juta and Company acquires Siber Ink Legal Publications

Juta and Company acquires Siber Ink Legal Publications

Juta and Company 6 Mar 2023

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Actress Terry Pheto's house linked to Lotteries Commission corruption to be auctioned

2 Mar 2023

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5,000 counterfeit remotes destroyed as MultiChoice backs fight against piracy

28 Feb 2023

Cars drive past Nigerian national flags in Abuja, Nigeria 12 June 2021. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde

Financial crime watchdog adds South Africa, Nigeria to "grey list"

Tassilo Hummel, Alexander Winning and Bhargav Acharya 24 Feb 2023

SAPS clamps down on illegal street mechanics

SAPS clamps down on illegal street mechanics

23 Feb 2023

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NPA official, son convicted for unlawful possession of top-secret information

20 Feb 2023

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South Africa slides further down the 2022 CPI as global anti-corruption efforts flounder

31 Jan 2023

Another court case highlights the risks of negotiating bank payments over email. Illustration: Lisa Nelson/GroundUp

Lawyer must pay clients R1.4m stolen by scammer

Tania Broughton 30 Jan 2023

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High Court refuses SA passport renewal for Atul Gupta

24 Jan 2023

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Founder of Egypt's Juhayna Food Industries and his son released from prison

Farah Saafan, Haithem Ahmed, Ahmed Mohamed Hassan 23 Jan 2023

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Special Tribunal dismisses freeze order appeal

20 Jan 2023

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'Learnership application forms not for sale' - Correctional Services

20 Jan 2023

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SIU, AFU obtain freeze order linked to lotteries commission probes

16 Jan 2023

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Team established to investigate Fort Hare murders

12 Jan 2023

Image: People gather near a burnt out truck at the entrance of the damaged bridge where a gas tanker exploded in Boksburg near Johannesburg, South Africa, 24 December 2022. Source: Reuters/Sumaya Hisham

Ekurhuleni exploring legal action following Boksburg blast probe

10 Jan 2023

Andre de Ruyter, Group Chief Executive of state-owned power utility Eskom speaks during a media briefing in Johannesburg, South Africa, 31 January 2020. Reuters/Sumaya Hisham//File Photo

Eskom says police investigating alleged poisoning of CEO

Wendell Roelf 9 Jan 2023

Botswana's former President Ian Khama returns to his seat after giving a speech during the Botswana-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Pretoria, South Africa, 11 November 2016. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Botswana's ex-president Khama asks court to set aside arrest warrant

Brian Benza 6 Jan 2023

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Operation Vala Konke yields results in Northern Cape

6 Jan 2023

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SANParks approves polygraph testing

23 Dec 2022

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

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Spar seeking legal opinion on loan allegations

Nqobile Dludla 12 Dec 2022

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