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15 June 2025 Corruption & Governance Watch

Focus


Judge scathing of RAF as another executive suspended

In yet another tumultuous week for the embattled Road Accident Fund (RAF), a High Court judge slammed the agency for its chaotic approach to litigation while the suspended CEO – in a separate court matter – took aim at a 'toxic legal ... Read More

South Africa


Zondo backs criminal probe for Mantashe

Former Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has backed a call for a criminal investigation into Mineral & Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe, based on the State Capture Commission’s findings. A News24 report notes Zondo deposed an affidavit at the Gauteng High ... Read More

Nugent urges Ramaphosa to institute NPA inquiry

Retired Judge Robert Nugent has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to consider ordering an inquiry into the NPA. ‘I don’t envisage a long inquiry. I would envisage a short and sharp inquiry into what has been going on so that some ... Read More

Analysis


Tribunal a poor version of its former self

The Competition Tribunal was once a respected forum of law and reason and a place where ‘serious minds deliberated on the economic consequences of mergers and acquisitions, balancing nuance, evidence and statutory mandate,’ but that era is over, Michael ... Read More

Rest of Africa


Mozambique fires three judges for corruption

The deputy chairperson of the Mozambican Association of Judges (AMJ), Jafete Fremo, has confirmed that three judges were expelled from the judicial system for corruption and poor application of the law. According to the Club of Mozambique, Fremo said the ... Read More

Red Notice issued for Ghana's ex-Finance Minister

Ghana’s former Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has been placed on Interpol’s Red Notice list after allegedly using public office for personal gain, reports Al Jazeera. Ofori-Atta, whose location remains unclear as he reportedly seeks medical treatment, is being investigated over ... Read More

Nigerians demand action over alleged $3bn oil fraud

A group of Nigerian lawyers and civil society activists went to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) headquarters in Abuja to demand the immediate arrest and prosecution of Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari, the former CEO of the Nigerian National ... Read More

World


US accuses Russian entrepreneur of money laundering

Prosecutors have charged a US-based cryptocurrency entrepreneur with sanctions evasion and export control violations, alleging he laundered more than $500m and helped Russians acquire sensitive US technology, the Financial Times reports. Iurii Gugnin, founder of Florida-incorporated payments company Evita Pay ... Read More

Former Argentinian President jailed for graft

Argentina’s Supreme Court has upheld a six-year prison sentence against Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, the polarising former President and one of the country’s most influential politicians, barring her from public office for life. A report in The Washington Post notes ... Read More

M&S resumes online orders after cybercrime

Marks & Spencer has reopened its website to shoppers, six weeks after it was forced to halt online orders after a cyberattack, The Guardian reports. Still, some M&S services will continue to be limited. M&S said deliveries to Northern Ireland ... Read More

Case Law Briefs


Theron v Swanepoel (Breach of contract)

SCA: A V Theron & Swanepoel Incorporated and Another v Knott Judgment: 10 June 2025 Keywords: Contract – breach of contract – erroneous legal advice – negligence – contractual damages – whether the respondent suffered damages due to the breach ... Read More

Barko Financial v De Wet (Fitness and propriety)

Financial Services Tribunal: Barko Financial Services (Pty) Ltd, Barko Developments, De Wet & Prudential Authority Judgment: 16 May 2025 Keywords: Financial services regulation – Request to register mutual bank refused – Reconsideration application to FST – Fitness and propriety of significant owner ... Read More

SARS v Virgin Mobile (Condonation exemptions)

SCA: Commissioner for the SARS v Virgin Mobile SA (Pty) Ltd Judgment: 4 June 2025 Keywords: Tax law – Whether a party is exempted from applying for condonation for the late filing of a rule 31 statement when that party ... Read More

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