The new Acting Police Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Puleng Dimpane, has predictably been met with a barrage of criticism from the time her appointment was announced but, writes Legalbrief, the quick action from President Cyril Ramaphosa since the Madlanga Commission evidence began ... Read More
Two Pretoria non-profit companies paid back a combined R3.2m in lottery grant funds to the SIU after acknowledging what they called 'regrettable mistakes' in their conduct, News24 says. The Todi Media Development Foundation received R1.5m from the National ... Read More
Late businessman and ex-Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste's luxury Lanzerac Wine Estate in Stellenbosch is contesting the SA Reserve Bank's decision to forfeit the R220m facility, the Cape Argus says. SARB used exchange control regulations to order the forfeiture ... Read More
A non-executive director of MTN Group bought and sold the company's shares during a JSE closed period in early January without obtaining prior clearance, TechCentral writes. The breach of the JSE Listings Requirements and MTN's own share dealing ... Read More
The Madlanga commission should be judged not by arrests but by whether it produces systemic reform of SA's criminal justice system, Philip Maseko, independent political economy researcher, argues in Business Day. SA's justice trajectory rests on constitutional democracy ... Read More
The acting head of Malawi’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) allegedly used confidential corruption case files involving senior opposition politicians as leverage to pressure the parliamentary committee examining his conduct. The allegation is contained in a formal, seven-page complaint filed Wednesday by ... Read More
The Football Kenya Federation has suspended its president, Hussein Mohamed, acting chief executive Dennis Gichuru, and executive committee member Abdallah Yusuf Ibrahim, over alleged financial mismanagement of Sh42m (about $3.5m) allocated for the African Nations Championship. Morocco World News ... Read More
Chief Mphini, born Jabulani Ndiweni, and Village Head Howard Nkomo have appeared in a Plumtree court on charges of criminal abuse of office after allegedly parcelling out land without authority from the Bulilima Rural District Council, The Herald says. The ... Read More
Barclays is pulling back from lending to risky borrowers after taking a £228m hit from the collapse of mortgage lender Market Financial Solutions, The Guardian says. MFS collapsed in February amid allegations of fraud, and the UK's financial regulator ... Read More
China's state planner has ordered Meta to unwind its $2bn acquisition of Chinese-founded artificial intelligence startup Manus, CNN says. The decision followed a probe Beijing launched into the deal this year and reflects concerns about losing key technology to ... Read More
Hackers breached Sri Lanka's Finance Ministry computer systems and stole $2.5m meant for a bilateral debt repayment to Australia, a report on the BBC says. The funds were part of a settlement due in September 2025, and authorities ... Read More
Constitutional CourtAbsa Bank Ltd and Another v CSARSJudgment: 22 April 2026Keywords: Income Tax Act 58 of 1962 – General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR) – ss 80A–80L – impermissible avoidance arrangement – tax benefit – party to arrangement – knowledge – objective ... Read More
Constitutional CourtAbsa Bank Ltd and Another v CSARS (Dissenting judgment: Rogers J)Judgment: 22 April 2026Keywords: Income Tax Act 58 of 1962 – General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR) – ss 80A–80L – impermissible avoidance arrangement – tax benefit – party to ... Read More
Eastern Cape High Court (Gqeberha)Shackleton Credit Management (Pty) Limited v Khavhadi and AnotherJudgment: 24 March 2026Keywords: Insolvency – provisional sequestration – act of insolvency – Act 24 of 1936, s 8(b) – nulla bona return – advantage to ... Read More
