Global crypto trading values have soared over the past few years and are currently averaging in excess of $200bn a day. Understandably, SA authorities are keen to establish the identities of local investors. At the same time, notes Legalbrief, SARS ... Read More
He claims to be among the best drug counsellors in the country, travelling around the world to share his story of how he went from a member of the police's drug squad to a substance abuser sleeping on a ... Read More
The arrest of popular gospel singer Dr Tumi this year sent shockwaves through the entertainment industry and among his fans. Although the matter is unfolding in a Gauteng court, it links directly back to the Vhembe region in Limpopo, and ... Read More
With under two weeks to go before the Zondo Commission is due to complete its work, the Constitutional Court's delay in ruling on the contempt case against Jacob Zuma appears to have ensured the former President will not testify ... Read More
The first steps to be taken by financial sector regulators in bringing crypto assets within SA’s regulatory purview will focus on crypto asset service providers, according to a position paper released on Friday. Outlining a framework for mitigating the ‘most ... Read More
The Information Regulator has called for input on a draft code of conduct for Banking Association SA members when processing personal information, reports Policy Watch. Underpinned by obligations under the 2013 Protection of Personal Information Act, among other things the ... Read More
The UAE ratification treaty with SA is a step in the right direction, but ‘means nothing so far’. That’s according to University of Johannesburg law professor Retselisitsoe Phooko who told News24 that the Gupta brothers had the right to challenge ... Read More
For many Edgars account holders, settling the account balance and getting it closed is proving to be the hardest goodbye of their lives. And not in a good way. Here’s how it goes: the wanna-be-frees inform the company they wish ... Read More
A former presidential aide in the DRC who had been sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment in a high-profile corruption case has had his term reduced by seven years on appeal. Vital Kamerhe, who was also a former speaker of the ... Read More
Zimbabwe's mines are holding talks with banks, government and the Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) to find a solution after operators reported that their funds had been withheld in MMCZ's foreign accounts by the US Government. The ... Read More
Defiant informal traders are rebuilding their shacks on pavements, amid revelations that some corrupt council officials are accepting bribes to allow encroachments. Government is appealing a High Court order to stop demolitions. The Herald reports that the demolitions are not ... Read More
New revelations suggesting that the Trump administration abused Justice Department powers to target his political enemies underscore just how far the ex-President went to destroy cherished principles of the government. In some of the most chilling exposés yet of Donald ... Read More
Two Americans charged with helping former Nissan chair Carlos Ghosn flee Japan while he was facing accusations of financial misconduct have told a court that they took part in a scheme for him to escape the country. According to a ... Read More
A retired nun has admitted to embezzling $835 000 over 10 years from a Catholic school in California to fund her gambling habit, according to federal prosecutors. According to a report in The Guardian, Sister Mary Margaret Kreuper (79), a ... Read More
* An Eastern Cape man has admitted that he, a Capitec Bank staffer and a friend devised a scheme to dupe the bank out of money. Heinrich Presensie pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering and was convicted in the Gqeberha ... Read More
* Irregular expenditure at all nine provincial Health Departments has skyrocketed over the past five years, but despite the billions blown, very few contracts were cancelled. In fact, most provinces didn’t cancel contracts despite racking up high irregular expenditure bills. In ... Read More
* Eastern Cape attorney Vuyani Gwebindlala has been found guilty of stealing nearly R700 000 from a client. The Mthatha Specialised Commercial Crime Court found the money Gwebindlala took was a large portion of an amount paid into Gwebindlala Attorneys' trust ... Read More
Mboweni faces reprimand Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has the enormous task of stabilising SA’s debt and monitoring taxpayers. However, it appears he has not given much attention to his own financial affairs. Mboweni is one of 17 MPs who ... Read More
ANC to weed out ‘ghost workers’ The ANC is auditing its employees after the party discovered a significant number of ‘ghost workers’ on the payroll. The issue of ghost workers emerged in the struggle to find money to pay ... Read More
