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02 May 2026 Corruption & Governance Watch

Focus


New police head promises cleanup

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

South Africa


SIU claws back R3.2m in Lotto funds

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

Lanzerac contests R220m SARB forfeiture

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

MTN director breached JSE trading rules

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

Analysis


Reform, not arrests, should mark success

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

Rest of Africa


Malawi's anti-graft chief accused of corruption

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

Kenya football boss suspended over funds

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

Zimbabwe chief faces land fraud charges

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

World


Barclays pulls back on lending amid fraud probe

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 blocks Meta's $2bn Manus acquisition

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

Sri Lanka probes attack on Finance Ministry

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

Case Law Briefs


Absa v SARS (GAAR rules – majority judgment)

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

Absa v SARS (GAAR rules – dissenting judgment)

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

Shackleton Credit Management v Khavhadi (Insolvency)

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

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