The SCA has dismissed with costs the appeal by Ronald and Darren Bobroff against an order of the North Gauteng High Court granting the permanent forfeiture of more than R103 million...
Technology can be a powerful tool against the fraud and corruption plunging South Africa's municipalities and businesses into financial crisis...
Ryan Mer 2 days ago
Gospel artist and medical doctor, Dr Tumi Makweya and his wife have been released on bail after being arrested for allegedly defrauding the National Lotteries Board (NLB)...
Onalenna Mhlongo 7 Apr 2021
Who would take on the parental mantle you leave behind and who would make sure that any inheritance you have accumulated for your children is actually received by them and managed properly to their benefit?...
Alex Simeonides, Issued by Capital Legacy 25 Mar 2021
Manhattan prosecutors probing Trump's real estate business for possible insurance and tax fraud have stepped up witness interviews...
Jason Szep, Joseph Tanfani and Peter Eisler 9 Feb 2021
South Africa is now accelerating towards the end of the year; it's a time when many employees will be tempted to go online or into a store to take advantage of deals around Black Friday, Cyber Monday and even Christmas...
South Africa has to balance a number of factors when considering how to handle schools during the pandemic...
Mariëtte Reyneke 7 Oct 2020
There are eight steps that auditors should follow during the audit to add value to the client and enhance the chances of detecting fraud...
Hayley Barker Hoogwerf 5 Oct 2020
The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), working with the Department of Employment and Labour, has temporarily halted payments for the Covid-19 TERS relief benefits, until it addresses the system control concerns recently raised by the Auditor-General...
Scammers worldwide have been exploiting people's fears of lost jobs and income during the Covid-19 lockdown by using phishing mails...
Anna Collard 2 Sep 2020
Bonitas Medical Fund reported its financial results for 2019, announcing bolstered reserves of R4.3bn during extremely difficult trading conditions...
Issued by Bonitas 7 Aug 2020
Global information and insights company TransUnion has warned South Africans to be on their guard against coronavirus-related scams...
The Department of Correctional Services has warned its suppliers and potential suppliers about scammers pretending to be representatives of the department and issuing fraudulent Request for Quotations (RFQs)...
The exchange of products, such as cash for securities, can be a complex trust arrangement and requires the help of an intermediary...
Erick van der Linde 11 Jun 2020
At the same time as grappling with a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19, South Africa's credit rating was also downgraded to below investment grade by Moody's...
Safiyya Patel & Jayshall Vassen 6 May 2020
Kaspersky Innovation Hub is starting a new round of selection for highly-specialised startups under the Open Innovation Program initiative...
Gareth Grobler is a digital currency entrepreneur and founded the cryptocurrency exchange iCE3X in 2013. He is a founding member of the UK Digital Currency Association...
The Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Commission has welcomed a court decision to dismiss an application that would see it not performing its functions...
The realities of the negative impact of modern cyber threats arguably hit home for South Africans in 2019 - more than any other year...
Brian Pinnock 9 Jan 2020
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Two former Justice and Constitutional Development officials have appeared at the Zastron Magistrate Court in the Free State on charges of fraud...
Considering the high profile scandals that have dominated news headlines in the last few years, from VBS Mutual Bank to Eskom, it does not seem unreasonable to say that South Africa may have a corporate fraud problem...
Effective enterprise security relies on culture, not just IT...
Disputes can arise if buyers and sellers don't understand the voetstoots clause in the sale agreement documents...
Issued by Private Property South Africa 10 Sep 2019
Films entering the box office this week are the con-artist comedy The Hustle, psychological thriller The Intruder and a group of older women prove you're never too old to 'bring it' in Poms...
Daniel Dercksen 10 May 2019
The BOSASA hearings and the corruption, racketeering and money laundering associated with it since 2000, have again highlighted the culture of fraud, waste and abuse in South Africa. BOSASA is a controversial group of companies on the West Rand of Johannesburg that secured a number of major tenders with the Government over the past decade.
Issued by Bonitas 11 Apr 2019
As members of the public, and companies alike, turn increasingly to the virtual marketplace to supply many of their product requirements, so too has there been an increase in the incidence of consumers being defrauded...
Issued by LexisNexis 21 Nov 2018
Here are tips and advice on what to do before, during and after your Black Friday online shopping sprees...
South Africa's fisheries authority is in a state of crisis...
Kimon de Greef 13 Nov 2018
Operators in the seeds sector are seeking ways to address Nigeria's insignificant contribution to global seed trade despite the country's potential in the production of seeds for agriculture, writes Okechukwu Nnodim...
A forensic report into the embattled VBS Mutual Bank has recommended that criminal charges be laid against a range of individuals alleged to have looted about R2 billion from the financial institution...
A bogus tax practitioner was one of two people sentenced to a combined 26 years direct imprisonment for defrauding the South African Revenue Service (Sars)...
The business world has moved beyond the idea that if it isn't made of bricks and mortar, then a company has no value...
Government has warned the public against a fake email, purportedly from the Minister of Communications Nomvula Mokonyane, and intended to defraud the public...
A new consumer-focused vehicle checking app, launched by TransUnion and FirstCheck, allows consumers to access information on vehicles that were traditionally only available to dealers.
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi is preparing to be taken to court as he continues to propose changes in the healthcare system that could cost medical aid schemes millions...
Pontsho Pilane and Laura Lopez Gonzalez 22 Jun 2018
According to Waspa, the ongoing shift to mobile and Android's open source appeal has seen increasing attacks on mobile users through malware and ransomware inadvertently downloaded at app stores...
Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies have been hitting the headlines lately, with some advocates are going as far as saying that those who did not invest have missed out on the opportunity of the century...
Chairperson of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) Rubben Mohlaloga is expected to be sentenced today in the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Pretoria...
Statistics show that instances of theft by employees are becoming increasingly severe following a sharp rise in employee fraud in recent years, says Anton Meyer, Executive Head: Financial Lines at SHA...
Convicted fraudster Rubben Mohlaloga has been given five days to say why he should not be removed from his post as chairman of the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa)...
Nick Hedley 28 Feb 2018
Some South Africans are concerned that expropriation without compensation is a threat to residential property, but are these concerns valid?...
Issued by Private Property South Africa 21 Feb 2018
NEW YORK - US regulators on Tuesday joined a growing chorus of officials saying they may need new powers to regulate cryptocurrencies which pose risks the investing public does not recognise...
National police commissioner Lt-Gen Khehla Sitole on Friday maintained that‚ despite reports to the contrary‚ Morris "Captain KGB" Tshabalala was not drawing a salary from the police while in jail and that his employment with the police had been terminated in 2016...
Khulekani Magubane 6 Feb 2018
Police Minister Fikile Mbalula has dismissed media reports that he orchestrated a plot to defraud Crime Intelligence...
The Hawks in Newcastle have arrested two suspects in Vryheid for rental fraud and illegal land sales amounting to about R4 million...
Crime, cartels, corruption, fraud, defaults, divorce... Say what we may about pitiful employment figures, there's no shortage of work for South African courts. Here are a few cases that may pique the public interest this year...
Shan Radcliffe 30 Jan 2018
Former Nelson Mandela Bay municipal spokesman Roland Williams was so indebted to controversial tow truck company owner Raven Rungan that they hatched a fraudulent plan to damage his luxury car to claim more than R96,000 from his insurance company...
Devon Koen 23 Jan 2018