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Larrisa Vern Sentenced to 25 Years for Defrauding Delmas School The Delmas Regional Court has sentenced 52-year-old Larrisa Vern, former financial officer of Delmas Primary School, to 25 years in …

Cape Town, South Africa — A 25-year-old man, Joseph Hughes, has been sentenced in the Khayelitsha Priority Court for possession of cannabis-related substances, following a major drug bust in 2022. …

POLOKWANE, SOUTH AFRICA – Two foreign nationals, Serage Martin Lubenga (28) and Rhoda Mirembe (33), have each been sentenced to 15 years of direct imprisonment by the Specialised Commercial Crime …

The Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation Unit has arrested three former employees of Global Strike Security Company, including its ex-director Wanda van Zyl (57), for their alleged roles in defrauding …

Former Referee and Wife Accused of Fraudulent Donation Scheme for School Project Andile “Ace” Ncobo, the General Manager of the Premier Soccer League, and his wife, Salome Ncobo, have been …

MAHWELERENG, South Africa — Three former employees of Global Strike Security appeared in court on May 19, 2025, for allegedly defrauding Anglo American Platinum of R6.3 million by submitting fraudulent …

GQEBERHA, Eastern Cape — A 44-year-old woman from Gqeberha, identified as Nortier, has been convicted for defrauding her employer, FSPA, of more than R1.6 million through a complex scheme involving …

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA — Former Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) president Luthando Mbinda has been found guilty of fraud involving nearly R1 million in parliamentary funds, the Specialised …

Sinazo Yvonne Gidimisane, 35, has become the third suspect arrested in connection with a brothel operating in Plumstead, Cape Town. Gidimisane appeared briefly in the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court on Friday, …

In a major breakthrough against corruption in higher education, three individuals — including two former University of Fort Hare (UFH) executives — were arrested for their alleged roles in a …