Former President Jacob Zuma says fraud and corruption charges against him are prompted by political vengeance and spite. This is according to papers filed at the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) where Zuma is set to appeal the 2018 Pretoria High Court ruling which stated that he had to pay[…]
African National Congress (ANC) President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has written a letter to all party members in which he calls for an immediate end to corruption in the party’s ranks. He has called for the implementation of the resolutions adopted during the ANC’s 54th National Congress. Ramaphosa also said the ruling[…]
Government has given the assurance that it has put in place mechanisms against corruption and nepotism to protect its plan to revive the economy. The state is preparing to embark on various infrastructure investments as the country faces a deepening economic crisis, job losses and a recession which has been[…]
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) says the case of companies and individuals whose bank accounts have been frozen will be heard on October 6. The SIU has confirmed that the companies include Royal Bhaca, the company belonging to Thandisizwe Diko, the husband of Presidential spokesperson Khusela Diko. On Friday, the[…]
South Africa’s specialized crime unit is investigating allegations of impropriety in the awarding of 658 government contracts worth more than R5 billion ($292 million) for equipment and services to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. The unit was acting on information that the procurement of personal protective equipment, hospital and quarantine sites,[…]
Gauteng premier David Makhura has rubbished claims that members of his family have been involved in personal protective equipment (PPE) tender corruption, saying that legal action will be taken against anyone who makes this claim. “I dismiss, with contempt, the lies posted on social media platforms about the involvement of[…]
The ANC’s parliamentary caucus has said it is deeply embarrassed by the “barbaric behaviour” of corruption related to Covid-19 national disaster funds. This followed comments by President Cyril Ramaphosa, who said it was unconscionable that people may be using the Covid-19 crisis to unlawfully enrich themselves. Ramaphosa, who made the[…]
The African National Congress (ANC) in Limpopo has made it clear that it will not side with the officials, current and former, who have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the VBS Mutual Bank scandal. It’s reported, however, that the accused allegedly got away with a fraction of the[…]
Seven of the eight suspects arrested for their alleged involvement in the Venda Building Social (VBS) Mutual Bank scandal are expected to appear in the Palm Ridge Regional Court in Gauteng on Thursday morning. One of the suspects remains in quarantine due to the coronavirus. The arrests were made on[…]
Government’s attempts to feed the poor and vulnerable during the extended lockdown are being hampered as opportunists – mainly local councillors – allegedly divert the aid to themselves and their supporters, and, in some instances, sell them on. In some parts of the country, councillors have been accused of demanding[…]
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