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24 December 2024 Corruption & Governance Watch

Focus


Top officials implicated in dodgy R836m oxygen tender

Two Ministries have combined forces to act swiftly following damaging revelations about top officials' involvement in alleged irregularities linked to the R836m oxygen tender. While, the National Department of Health (NDoH) has indicated that it wants out of the contract, the Ministries ... Read More

South Africa


Companies found to be in serious breach of FIC Act

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) fined two financial services companies for serious breaches of the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) Act, it announced in a statement yesterday, reports Moneyweb. Prime Collective Investment Scheme got a R1.6m administrative sanction, of ... Read More

Minister orders probe into troubled Sita

Communications & Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi has asked the Public Service Commission (PSC) to investigate the government agency responsible for all IT procurement for the state, reports BusinessLIVE. The non-performance of the State Information Technology Agency (Sita) has caused ... Read More

Survé launches legal action over bank account closure

Bolstered by a Competition Commission finding that the banks that cut ties with the Sekunjalo Group had potentially violated competition law, Iqbal Survé and his companies have launched urgent legal action to force Nedbank to reopen their closed accounts, reports ... Read More

Analysis


Creating a culture of zero tolerance for corruption

As SA marked International Anti-Corruption Day earlier this week, far too many people feel no compunction about plundering from the state and stealing from struggling South Africans, note Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) researchers Steven Gordon and Gary Pienaar in ... Read More

Rest of Africa


Nigeria to enforce compliance for high-net-worth individuals

The acting executive chairman of the Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS), Michael Ango, has created a dedicated unit in the organisation to enforce tax compliance among high-net-worth individuals (HNIs) in Abuja. Head of corporate communications of FCT-IRS Mustapha ... Read More

Kenyan businessman's assets to be frozen

The UK and US Governments have imposed sanctions on a British-Kenyan businessman for his alleged involvement in illicit gold trading. BBC News reports that Kamlesh Pattni, and four others including his wife and brother-in-law, will have their assets frozen, a ... Read More

World


Netanyahu downplays corruption charges

Benjamin Netanyahu has become Israel's first serving leader to take to the witness stand as a defendant in a criminal case, reports BBC News. Moreover, he did so amid ongoing war in Gaza and as Israel carries out attacks ... Read More

Murdoch loses succession trust battle

A real-life ‘succession’ battle for Rupert Murdoch's media empire has ended with a Nevada court commissioner denying the billionaire's bid to change a family trust and give control to his eldest son. The case pitted the 93-year-old against ... Read More

Case Law Briefs


Bujini Projects v Jadoonandon (Restraint of trade)

Gauteng High Court (Johannesburg): Bujini Projects (Pty) Ltd v Jadoonandon Judgment: 10 December 2024 Keywords: Missing Felix the Fire Bunny suit, unauthorised use alleged  ̶̶̶̶̶  Restraint of trade sought  ̶  No agreement or long-term business relationshipSummary: The case involves a dispute over ... Read More

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