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Limpopo businessman accused of defrauding Eskom wants plea deal
A Limpopo businessman accused of defrauding Eskom out of millions of rands is seeking a plea deal instead of going…
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Attorney allegedly received R10 million from Road Accident Fund and kept the money
Former attorney Michael Senotse Mabunda, 42, appeared in court on a charge of fraud relating to Road Accident Fund (RAF)…
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Digital Vibes project manager Lizeka Tonjeni gets 5-year sentence for receiving R160K bribe
A Former Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent (MISA) employee, Lizeka Tonjeni, has been sentenced to five years imprisonment for accepting a…
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Hawks make another breakthrough in Steinhoff case after suspect arrested
The Hawks have made another breakthrough in the Steinhoff case following the arrest of a 79-year-old suspect. Law enforcement has…
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10 years in jail for ex-finance manager who hid in freezer to evade arrest
A 37-year-old former finance manager has been handed a 10-year prison sentence after she was found guilty on 63 counts…
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Fraud-accused hides from police in freezer
A former finance manager had been found hiding in a freezer after going on the run from the police for…
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Man arrested for allegedly defrauding Sassa and Post Office of R2.2 million
Millions allocated for society’s most vulnerable were allegedly siphoned off by a Gauteng post office manager. The 54-year-old South African…
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Retired SANDF Brigadier General & company director out on bail after a R2.2m military tender fraud
A retired member of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) appeared at the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court, where…
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Woman sentenced to 12 years in jail for stealing R16 million from company
A woman who stole R16m from her company over three years will spend the next 12 years behind bars, the…
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Ex-Steinhoff legal head Stephanus Grobler granted R150 000 bail
The Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court granted R150,000 bail to former Steinhoff legal head, Stephanus Johannes Grobler. Grobler appeared in…
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Weekend in jail for ex-Steinhoff executive Stephanus Grobler
Former Steinhoff executive, Stephanus Johannes Grobler, will spend the weekend behind bars after his court appearance at the Pretoria Specialised…
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Ex-Steinhoff executive Stephanus Grobler appears in court
Former Steinhoff executive, Stephanus Johannes Grobler, is appearing in the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on charges relating to corporate…
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Graft-accused suspended chief magistrate Desmond Nair due back in court
Graft-accused suspended Pretoria Chief Magistrate Desmond Nair is due back in court on Thursday. Nair was implicated in kickback allegations…
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Gauteng police officers jailed for driving man to ATM to collect their R3 000 bribe
Three cops who broke the law by taking a bribe have been sentenced to four years behind bars. In arguing…
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Popo Maja charged in Digital Vibes tender saga
Senior health department official Popo Maja has been charged with fraud over the controversial Digital Vibes deal. Maja was suspended…
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State to oppose Murunwa Makwarela’s bid to have his bail conditions relaxed
The State said it would be opposing the application of former Tshwane Mayor Dr Murunwa Makwarela to have his bail…
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Ex-Tshwane mayor Makwarela accused of fraud wants his bail conditions relaxed
Fraud-accused former Tshwane mayor Murunwa Makwarela says he wants his bail conditions to be relaxed. Makwarela appeared in the Pretoria…
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Former Tshwane mayor Murunwa Makwarela’s fraud case postponed
Disgraced former City of Tshwane mayor Dr Murunwa Makwarela’s fraud case has been postponed to later this month. Fraud case…
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Joburg finance manager whose father tried to help repay stolen money sentenced to 6 years
A financial manager who defrauded the company she worked for more than R950 000, has been sent to jail for…
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Eskom linked R17 million tax fraud accused released on R10k bail
A Pretoria businesswoman, accused of defrauding the South African Revenue Service (Sars) of more than R17 million in tax evasion,…
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2 Limpopo cops accused of demanding R15 000 bribe denied bail
Two police officers accused of soliciting a bribe will remain in jail after their bail was denied. Takalani Carlos Mokwena…
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Sanlam swindler sentenced to 15 years in jail over R6 million investor fraud
A former employee of a financial services group, Sanlam has been sentenced to 15 years behind bars for swindling investors…
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2 men who allegedly defrauded Sars granted bail
Two men who were arrested for allegedly defrauding the South African Revenue Services (Sars) of millions were granted bail on…
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Seventh-Day Adventist church treasurer sentenced to 3 years for stealing R800k in tithe & offering money
The Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court has sentenced Lady Memory Mutsika, 43, from Zimbabwe to three years of direct imprisonment…
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Robert McBride says he suffered immensely pursuing Kgomotso Phahlane
Former IPID boss Robert McBride says he has suffered immensely following investigations into a case involving former acting national police…
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Six people to appear in court for corruption related to R54 million police tender
Six people, including a number of ‘very high ranking and seasoned police officials’ as the Investigating Directorate (ID) describes them,…
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Ex-Ekurhuleni officials jailed for tender fraud amounting to R21.8 million
The Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Wednesday sentenced two former City of Ekurhuleni officials and a businessman to several…
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Financial adviser sentenced for fleecing client to tune of R1.2 million
The Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court yesterday sentenced a 52-year-old woman who was a financial adviser at Accredinet for stealing…
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Ex-SSA clerk sentenced to 6 years for theft from agency
A former State Security Agency employee was sentenced to six years imprisonment for stealing R170,000 from the organization. Finance clerk,…
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Pretoria attorney accused of stealing R3.2m from his employer
A Pretoria-based candidate attorney allegedly stole R3.2 million from his employer’s trust fund account. The 32-year-old man has been charged…
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62-year-old Career conman sentenced to 15 years in jail for stealing over R8 million
The Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court has sentenced 62-year-old Stephanus Johannes van Eerden to 15 years direct imprisonment after he…
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3 new arrests in VBS scandal
The Hawks have cracked down on three more suspects related to the VBS bank heist case. They include a former…
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Suspected serial car finance fraudster arrested while travelling to eSwatini
The Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court has remanded alleged fraudster, 45-year-old Ali Ahmed Sabir, in custody after he was arrested…
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Man sentenced for selling abortion pills
A Ugandan national has been sentenced in the East London Regional Court on numerous charges of contravening the Medicines and…
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R1.8 billion Bosasa case postponed to October
The Bosasa R1.8-billion fraud and corruption case has been postponed to October. The former Correctional Services Commissioner says he needs…
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3 municipal officials connected to VBS bank looting granted bail
Three West Rand senior officials arrested in connection with the ongoing investigation into the looting of the VBS Mutual Bank…
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Former West Rand municipality execs arrested over VBS bank corruption
In a statement on Monday, Hawks spokesperson Colonel Katlego Mogale said a former municipal manager and a former manager for…
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Health official and 2 others arrested for extortion
The Hawks have arrested three suspects in Pretoria, including an official from the Department of Health for allegedly extorting R10,000…
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Former municipal official in court over illegal sales of land in Gauteng
A former municipal official appeared in court for allegedly selling vacant Lesedi Municipality land without permission and with a forged…
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Tender fraud case against SANDF general’s wife postponed
The fraud case against the wife of a senior SA National Defence Force (SANDF) general has been given a lengthy…
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3 arrested for business email compromise fraud scam of R11.9m worth of laptops
Three men have been arrested for fraud-related charges and possession of the suspected stolen property on Tuesday. According to Colonel…
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Ex-Crime Intelligence boss Richard Mdluli too sick to appear in court
Former Crime Intelligence boss Richard Mdluli was too sick to appear in court on Tuesday for the alleged looting of…
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Two senior Hawks officials and former officer appear in court for alleged fraud
Two senior Hawks officials and a former officer have appeared in the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court. The trio were…
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