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Jozi FM chair arrested over missing lottery millions

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Source: Suppliedl. Ryno de Kock, head of Distribution at PSG Insure.

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

Source: Dean Macpherson at the 2024 signing of the historic Durban Declaration between the Department of Public Works & Infrastructure, SA Police Service, Treasury_RSA and cidb_sa at the #NCS2024, which committed to put an end to disruptions at construction sites once and for all.

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

Source: Supplied. An architect’s impression of the apartment blocks that were to be called 75 Victoria that collapsed during construction.

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

25 Jul 2025

Raed Cupido says he is innocent. Source: LinkedIn.

Suspended Standard Bank marketing manager makes bid for bail

18 Jul 2025

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Public Works triumphs in R67m fraud case against rogue contractor

16 Jul 2025

Cape Town lawyer Gary Trappler was convicted on Monday. Archive photo: Sandiso Phaliso / GroundUp

Court finds Cape Town lawyer guilty of slashing neighbour’s tyres

Riyadh Karodia 8 Jul 2025

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Police watchdog probes disappearance of Nigerian immigrant during TV show

Marecia Damons 4 Jul 2025

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Former attorney convicted of stealing RAF payouts

30 Jun 2025

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R11bn assets linked to State Capture Commission recovered

26 Jun 2025

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SAPS busts over 200 suspects for illegal mining-related offences

20 Jun 2025

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Sars teams up with law enforcement to combat illicit fuel trade

18 Jun 2025

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Over 1,700 suspects nabbed in Vala Umgodi operations

13 Jun 2025

Source: SIU.

Luxury home of Lottery “kingpin” frozen by Special Tribunal

Raymond Joseph 5 Jun 2025

Archived image: A view shows damage inside a shopping mall following protests that have widened into looting, in Durban, South Africa, 13 July 2021, in this screen grab taken from a video. Courtesy Kierran Allen/via Reuters

2021 July unrest suspects appear in court

5 Jun 2025

MultiChoice secures another win against piracy and counterfeit goods

MultiChoice secures another win against piracy and counterfeit goods

MultiChoice 19 May 2025

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SCA ruling on debt prescription redefines corporate accountability

Mtho Maphumulo 15 May 2025

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SIU gets green light to investigate National Skills Fund

14 May 2025

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Buffalo City wants to recover R16m in Covid housing funds

Johnnie Isaac and GroundUp staff 9 May 2025

The Johannesburg High Court has ruled that crimes from the apartheid era can be prosecuted. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Understanding the court ruling on apartheid-era crimes

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 25 Apr 2025

Opposition leader Kizza Besigye stands in a steel dock at the Uganda Military General Court Martial in Makindye, a suburb of Kampala, Uganda 2 December 2024. Source: Reuters, Abubaker Lubowa.

Uganda plans law to allow military prosecution of civilians

22 Apr 2025

Source: Supplied. Despite substantial public investment in the refurbishment of 1 Military Hospital in Tshwane, the facility remains incomplete — a consequence of persistent maladministration and alleged corruption.

Corruption and neglect: Why South Africa's premier military hospital is still incomplete

16 Apr 2025

The woman allegedly hired a gang to carry out the shooting.

Woman faces murder charge for alleged gang-related shooting in Cape Town's Wynberg Court

15 Apr 2025

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South Africa arrests 240 in construction mafia crackdown

15 Apr 2025

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Calls for private labs to solve South Africa's DNA backlog grow louder

14 Apr 2025

Mauritius Minister of Finance Renganaden Padayachy arrives for the first day of a European Union- African Union summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Belgium, 17 February 2022. John Thys/Pool via Reuters/File Photo

Former Mauritius central bank governor charged with fraud, released on bail

Villen Anganan and Hereward Holland 10 Apr 2025

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Anton Harber | Protection orders being used to silence journalists and activists

Anton Harber 1 Apr 2025

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