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Death of 6 Soweto children linked to Terbufos

Tigran Gambaryan, an executive of Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, sits as he waits to face prosecution for tax evasion and money laundering at the federal high court in Abuja, Nigeria, 4 April 2024. Reuters/ Abraham Achirga/File Photo

Nigerian court orders release of Binance executive after charges dropped

By Camillus Eboh 24 Oct 2024

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No stitches for snitches: Role of leniency in dismantling cartels

By Nicholas De Decker 18 Oct 2024

Former South African President Jacob Zuma enters the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, 31 January 2022. Jerome Delay/Pool via Reuters/File Photo

Zuma set free after prison term ends

Bhargav Acharya 7 Oct 2022

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National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Bill gazetted

3 Oct 2022

Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula has been told he must protect Intercape buses. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Mbalula must protect Intercape buses, court rules

Tania Broughton 3 Oct 2022

'Tobacco industry exaggerations of illicit trade should not deter tobacco tax increases'

27 Sep 2022

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JSCI concludes investigation into Phala Phala theft matter

15 Sep 2022

Burkina Faso court finds execs at Trevali mine guilty of involuntary manslaughter

Burkina Faso court finds execs at Trevali mine guilty of involuntary manslaughter

15 Sep 2022

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Clarification on the proposed draft Unlawful Entering on Premises Bill

Jerome Levitz 14 Sep 2022

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Formulation of anti-corruption agency underway

14 Sep 2022

Source: © The Citizen The hounding of a state witness by three media houses has led to the baning of the live broadcasting of the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial

Journalists' behaviour leads to broadcast ban of Senzo Meyiwa murder trial

14 Sep 2022

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SIU to probe NSFAS

29 Aug 2022

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Draft Extradition Bill published

26 Aug 2022

Saudi woman sentenced to 34 years in prison for tweets

26 Aug 2022

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Minimum age for criminal capacity increased

26 Aug 2022

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Hawks investigating over 22,400 cases valued at R1.5tn

23 Aug 2022

Gupta Universe: Cash-starved Regiments Capital owners head to court

Jessica Bezuidenhout 19 Aug 2022

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Three more arrests for July 2021 unrest incitement

15 Aug 2022

Image: A view shows damage inside a shopping mall following protests that have widened into looting, in Durban, South Africa 13 July 2021, in this screen grab taken from a video. Courtesy Kierran Allen/via Reuters

Instigators of July unrest to appear in court

12 Aug 2022

Forgood campaign aims to raise R100,000 for women affected by GBV

Forgood campaign aims to raise R100,000 for women affected by GBV

12 Aug 2022

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Ramaphosa puts national and provincial health departments under SIU investigation

29 Jul 2022

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SA asks UAE to extradite Guptas over corruption charges

Anait Miridzhanian 26 Jul 2022

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'Unacceptable' levels of illicit trade - liquor association

25 Jul 2022

People gather near empty coffins ahead of a mass funeral for victims of an east coast tavern where bodies of youth were found which prompted nationwide grief, in the Eastern Cape province, in East London, South Africa, 6 July 2022. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Owner of South African bar where 21 teens died arrested

Wendell Roelf and Bhargav Acharya 13 Jul 2022

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Claim fraud on the rise: insurance firms hard-hit

Dr Jerry Chetty 24 Jun 2022

Source: Reuters. South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa receives the final investigation report from Chief Justice Raymond Zondo at the government's Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa, June 22, 2022.

Ramaphosa should have known more about corruption under Zuma - inquiry

23 Jun 2022

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We need much more strengthening protection for whistle-blowers

Kwazi Dlamini 23 Jun 2022

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Zondo report paves the way for next phase in seeking accountability

23 Jun 2022

The final blow: State Capture Commission report reveals gaps in Ramaphosa's testimony

Katja Hamilton 23 Jun 2022

NPA confident in Gupta extradition team

NPA confident in Gupta extradition team

22 Jun 2022

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IEC official sentenced for local government election fraud

17 Jun 2022

OCJ probing R225m IT tender

OCJ probing R225m IT tender

13 Jun 2022

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National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Bill gazetted

3 Oct 2022

Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula has been told he must protect Intercape buses. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Mbalula must protect Intercape buses, court rules

Tania Broughton 3 Oct 2022

'Tobacco industry exaggerations of illicit trade should not deter tobacco tax increases'

27 Sep 2022

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JSCI concludes investigation into Phala Phala theft matter

15 Sep 2022

Burkina Faso court finds execs at Trevali mine guilty of involuntary manslaughter

Burkina Faso court finds execs at Trevali mine guilty of involuntary manslaughter

15 Sep 2022

Image source: Erik Mclean from

Clarification on the proposed draft Unlawful Entering on Premises Bill

Jerome Levitz 14 Sep 2022

Image source: Andriy Popov –

Formulation of anti-corruption agency underway

14 Sep 2022

Source: © The Citizen The hounding of a state witness by three media houses has led to the baning of the live broadcasting of the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial

Journalists' behaviour leads to broadcast ban of Senzo Meyiwa murder trial

14 Sep 2022

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SIU to probe NSFAS

29 Aug 2022

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Draft Extradition Bill published

26 Aug 2022

Saudi woman sentenced to 34 years in prison for tweets

26 Aug 2022

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Minimum age for criminal capacity increased

26 Aug 2022

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Hawks investigating over 22,400 cases valued at R1.5tn

23 Aug 2022

Gupta Universe: Cash-starved Regiments Capital owners head to court

Jessica Bezuidenhout 19 Aug 2022

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Three more arrests for July 2021 unrest incitement

15 Aug 2022

Image: A view shows damage inside a shopping mall following protests that have widened into looting, in Durban, South Africa 13 July 2021, in this screen grab taken from a video. Courtesy Kierran Allen/via Reuters

Instigators of July unrest to appear in court

12 Aug 2022

Forgood campaign aims to raise R100,000 for women affected by GBV

Forgood campaign aims to raise R100,000 for women affected by GBV

12 Aug 2022

Source: Supplied.

Ramaphosa puts national and provincial health departments under SIU investigation

29 Jul 2022

Image source: Andrea Piacquadio from

SA asks UAE to extradite Guptas over corruption charges

Anait Miridzhanian 26 Jul 2022

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'Unacceptable' levels of illicit trade - liquor association

25 Jul 2022

People gather near empty coffins ahead of a mass funeral for victims of an east coast tavern where bodies of youth were found which prompted nationwide grief, in the Eastern Cape province, in East London, South Africa, 6 July 2022. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Owner of South African bar where 21 teens died arrested

Wendell Roelf and Bhargav Acharya 13 Jul 2022

Source: Supplied. Dr Jerry Chetty, manager of the Business Integrity Unit at Santam.

Claim fraud on the rise: insurance firms hard-hit

Dr Jerry Chetty 24 Jun 2022

Source: Reuters. South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa receives the final investigation report from Chief Justice Raymond Zondo at the government's Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa, June 22, 2022.

Ramaphosa should have known more about corruption under Zuma - inquiry

23 Jun 2022

Source: iStock.

We need much more strengthening protection for whistle-blowers

Kwazi Dlamini 23 Jun 2022

Source: iStock.

Zondo report paves the way for next phase in seeking accountability

23 Jun 2022

The final blow: State Capture Commission report reveals gaps in Ramaphosa's testimony

Katja Hamilton 23 Jun 2022

NPA confident in Gupta extradition team

NPA confident in Gupta extradition team

22 Jun 2022

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IEC official sentenced for local government election fraud

17 Jun 2022

OCJ probing R225m IT tender

OCJ probing R225m IT tender

13 Jun 2022

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Gupta brothers arrested in the UAE

7 Jun 2022

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SIU, Saica and North West University sign MoU

31 May 2022

Transnet executives arrested for alleged graft

Transnet executives arrested for alleged graft

Alexander Winning 30 May 2022

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Former Mineral Resources DDG, Gupta associates in court

26 May 2022

Gambia's former President Yahya Jammeh, who is also a presidential candidate for the Alliance for Patriotic Re-orientation and Construction (APRC), smiles during a rally in Banjul, Gambia, 29 November 2016. Reuters/Thierry Gouegnon

Gambian government says it will prosecute exiled ex-president Jammeh

Pap Saine 26 May 2022

Former South African President Jacob Zuma enters the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, 31 January 2022. Jerome Delay / Pool via Reuters / File Photo

Another delay for Zuma's corruption trial

Wendell Roelf 18 May 2022

Former South African President Jacob Zuma enters the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, 31 January 2022. Jerome Delay/Pool via Reuters/File Photo

Zuma granted further delay in corruption trial

Alexander Winning 13 Apr 2022

Telkom has frozen an employee's pension. Here's why a judge has allowed it

Telkom has frozen an employee's pension. Here's why a judge has allowed it

Tania Broughton 5 Apr 2022

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Deliberations on Criminal Law Amendment Bill continue

1 Apr 2022

SA plastics industry distances itself from plastic bag tax fraudsters

1 Apr 2022

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Corruption accused former Eskom executive skips court date

31 Mar 2022

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