Malema’s bankruptcy hearing in court today – end of his MP job?
Sars attached some of Malema’s property, including a farm in Limpopo and a house still under construction in Johannesburg, to recoup some of the taxes he owed.
UN Court
Judgement today in the R1.5bn Zuma Aurora court case
Khulubuse Zumas court bid could hinder efforts by liquidators to hold the directors of Aurora responsible for the apparent stripping of assets of the mines.
Parliament accepts EFF court ruling
Parliament on Tuesday said it would comply with the Western Cape High Court’s interim order lifting the sanctions against 20 suspended EFF MPs.
Orangutan Sandra wins legal battle to leave zoo
A female orangutan got cleared to leave a Buenos Aires zoo she has called home for 20 years, after a court ruled she was entitled to more desirable living conditions.
Rousseff’s Petrobras corruption woes adds to already bad year for BRICS leaders
It hasn’t been a great year for BRICS leaders. South Africa’s Jacob Zuma is under seige for spending $20m of the public purse on his private residence. Russia’s Vladimir Putin’s regime is suddenly fragile with a plunging oil price compounding concerns over the Ukrainian invasion. And now Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff is struggling to contain growth of a massive corruption scandal at Petrobras
Court grants order for syndicate’s R6 million assets
An order for the confiscation of R6.2 million worth of assets held by members of an unwrought gold syndicate has been granted, the National Prosecuting Authority said
Court hears that Dewani agreed to pay for Anni’s murder
British businessman Shrien Dewani agreed to pay 15,000 rand ($1,340) to have his wife killed on their honeymoon in South Africa, a witness told a court on Wednesday, saying he had been asked to make the murder look like a hijacking.
Murder accused millionaire, Shrien Dewani is bisexual
Shrien Dewani is bisexual and has had sexual interactions with both men and women, the Western Cape High Court heard on …
Remove yourself from white collar crime hit list – advice from experts
Violent criminal acts attract most attention, but in financial terms white collar crime is a lot bigger. And one of its fastest growing segments is Identity Theft where syndicates in South Africa use publicly distributed information to rake in over R1bn a year. Carol McLoughlin of the SA Fraud Prevention Service says reported cases of … Read more
India urges scrapping of all illegal mine permits
India’s government urged the Supreme Court on Tuesday to scrap permits for nearly 220 coal mines after the licensing process was deemed illegal, reversing an earlier request for some to remain open.