The NPA will prosecute former president Jacob Zuma on 16 charges of corruption, money laundering and racketeering. The charges relate to 783 questionable payments Zuma allegedly received in connection with the controversial multi-billion rand arms deal. “I am of the view that there are reasonable prospects of a successful prosecution[…]
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to be questioned as a suspect in a further case of alleged corruption and as a witness in another, Israeli media reported on Sunday. The police, who have questioned the prime minister seven times since the beginning of 2017, in mid-February recommended the premier[…]
Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille says she remains focused on clearing her name through the Democratic Alliance’s disciplinary hearing processes and on governing the City of Cape Town. “Today [Sunday] I received media inquiries about whether I am negotiating an exit with the Democratic Alliance,” she said. She had[…]
Prosecutors analysing former president Jacob Zuma’s representations to avoid his day in court have recommended that all charges against him be reinstated. City Press has reliably learnt that a team of five senior prosecutors unanimously recommended on Friday that Zuma face all charges that were previously withdrawn against him. They[…]
South Africa made it into the top half of the least corrupt countries in Transparency International’s latest report released on Wednesday. South Africa ranked 71 out of 180 countries. The least corrupt country was New Zealand‚ followed by Scandinavian countries Denmark‚ Finland and Norway. Sub-Saharan African countries dominated the bottom[…]
Israeli police have named the two close associates of Benjamin Netanyahu who have been arrested for their suspected role in a wide-ranging corruption investigation that has added to the suspicions around the long-time Israeli leader, already accused of bribery in two separate cases. With an initial gag order lifted, police[…]
Israeli police have recommended indicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for bribery, fraud and breach of trust after months of investigation into two corruption cases. The recommendations on Tuesday will now go to the attorney general, who will decide whether to prosecute him or not. Netanyahu appeared defiant in a live television[…]
Embattled Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille heads to court on Tuesday. She wants DA councillors to be allowed to vote according to their conscience and is demanding a secret ballot during a no-confidence motion against her. The motion will be debated in the Cape Town city council on Thursday.[…]
Former acting police commissioner Lieutenant General Khomotso Phahlane, his wife and a car dealer are expected to hand themselves in to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) tomorrow morning to be charged with corruption. News24 has reliably learnt that the suspended general will then appear in the Pretoria Commercial Crimes[…]
Prominent Saudi businessman Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, says he expects to soon be released after two months of detention on allegations of corruption. Prince Alwaleed, who was arrested among dozens of other royal family members, ministers, and top businessmen, said in an exclusive interview with Reuters news agency on Saturday[…]
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