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Thoshan Panday expected to apply for bail after his arrest on R7million tax fraud allegations
Durban businessman Thoshan Panday is expected to appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Monday morning to apply for bail.…
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Luxury properties seized in new Lottery crackdown
Two luxury homes, a property in an upmarket estate, a poultry farm, and a Hilux SUV, all allegedly bought with…
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AFU seizes R29 million Durban warehouse allegedly used for drug manufacturing
A warehouse situated in the Riverhose Valley in Durban has been seized by the Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) in KwaZulu-Natal.…
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5 accused of stealing R350 million worth of precious minerals languish behind bars
Five accused perpetrators were remanded in custody when they appeared before the Tlhabane Magistrate’s Court in North West facing charges…
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Over R52 million worth of assets linked to dodgy PPE tenders seized by SUI, AFU & Hawks
The Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU), together with the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) and the Hawks, have seized more than R52…
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AFU seizes properties & bank accounts valued at over R43 million linked to ex-brigadier employed by DRC embassy
The Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) secured a forfeiture order to the value of over…
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AFU to seize Mercedes Benz, farms & other assets worth R33 million in relation to corruption at Eskom
The Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) secured two forfeiture orders to the value of R33…
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Edwin Sodi reportedly buys R75 million mansion back
Well-known South African businessman Edwin Sodi reportedly bought back his Morningside R75 million mansion back. Sunday World reports that he…
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Big blow for Kwaito star Arthur Mafokate as he’s to lose his luxurious guesthouse in Midrand
Musician and producer Arthur Mafokate has been dealt a blow after Pretoria High Court on Tuesday dismissed his application to…
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Pretoria court grants freezing order for R29m assets & money allegedly stolen from Eskom by rich family & associates
The Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) was granted a freezing order by the High Court…
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AFU obtains preservation order against property of zama zamas
The Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) in Kimberley has obtained a preservation order against the property of alleged illegal miners with…
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Drug dealer caught en route to Western Cape with R3.5 million drugs sentenced
The Calvinia Regional Court in the Northern Cape has sentenced a 59-year-old drug dealer to 15 years direct imprisonment. Lewis…
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Court orders cyber scam victim R3 million reimbursement
A cyber scam victim is set to be R3 million richer after the Eastern Cape High Court ordered the reimbursement…
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AFU freezes assets worth R14.3 million amid Fort Hare University corruption probe
The NPA’s Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) has obtained a provisional restraint order against the property of a businessman whose business…
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AFU awarded R584 million order against ex-ABB employees, wives & Eskom subcontractors
The Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) has been awarded a provisional restraint order valued at R583.8m against former employees of ABB…
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AFU obtains restraint order in R39 million fraud case against KZN doctor and others
The Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) has obtained a restraint order against a KwaZulu-Natal doctor, his wife, and three others accused…
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NPA’s Asset Forfeiture Unit seizes R37 million assets belonging to 3 main accused in Mhlathuze Water corruption case
The NPA’s Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) has seized assets worth R37 million belonging to the three main suspects in the…
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SIU welcomes freezing of Lotto Commission employee assets
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed the move to freeze the possessions of the employees of the National Lotteries…
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At least 145 cases of political killings on record in KZN
KwaZulu-Natal director of public prosecutions Elaine Zungu says there are at least 145 cases of political killings that are on…
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R1.5 million forfeited in bribery case against government official & businessmen
The Eastern Cape High Court has granted the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) an order to forfeit…
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AFU attaches house after R32 million loss to KZN health department
The Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) in KwaZulu-Natal attached a Pretoria property belonging to businesswoman Nandi Sakhile Msimang on Friday. Last…
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JHB police arrest man who opened robbery case, then changed his story
Police in Johannesburg Central have arrested a 28-year-old man for perjury, after he registered a “false” case of a cellphone…
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AFU seizes R11 million in assets belonging to Eskom fraudster
Investigators from the Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) have seized assets worth R11 million belonging…
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SA unrest: AFU gets preservation order against KZN’s Mercedes Looter
The so-called “Mercedes Looter”, Mbuso Moloi, has been dealt with another blow after the Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) in KwaZulu-Natal…
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3 more ANC councillors to join graft-tainted Zandile Gumede in court
Three more ANC councillors from the eThekwini Municipality are set to join former mayor Zandile Gumede and her accused in…
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Former accountant confesses to defrauding OR Tambo municipality R9.8 million
The sentencing of former OR Tambo district municipality project accountant, Nyameka Qongqo, convicted of fraud and money laundering, after admitting…
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Top NPA official Knorx Molelle placed on suspension
The KwaZulu-Natal head of the Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) and former acting AFU head Advocate Knorx Mollele, has been suspended.…
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Kefilwe Mabote under fire, multi-million cars & houses of her bae Edwin Sodi taken away
Kefilwe Mabote has been sucked into the drama surrounding her bae, Edwin Sodi. The businessman has reportedly been linked to…
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KwaZulu-Natal businessman’s account frozen for pocketing almost R700K in UIF money
A number of bank accounts linked to a KwaZulu-Natal man, who allegedly defrauded the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) of almost…
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R50 million SAPS car branding tender cancelled due to fraud
Two companies that had been awarded a multimillion-rand tender to brand police vehicles were found to have lied and made…
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Court rules Gumede did not intentionally violate bail conditions
The court has ruled that former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede did not intentionally violate her bail conditions. She appeared at…
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I don’t have luxury cars, I’m poor as a church mouse – Zandile Gumede on Hawks raid
Embattled former eThekwini mayor Zandile Gumede says she does not own luxury cars and has told that eNCA that she…
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