South Africa

By Chulumanco Mahamba Monica Pretorius, a former South African Revenue Service (SARS) auditor, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for her involvement in a fraudulent VAT refund scheme …

Written by Sinenhlanhla Masilela Digital Journalist, IOL Gqeberha, South Africa — Florika Shenay Owusu, 31, and Abongile Tyusha, 30, have been sentenced to prison after committing large-scale fraud and money …

By Karabo Marifi On Thursday, September 5, 2024, the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) arrested Mathebula Thouret Mampe Thabe Tiro, the director of Tiro Attorneys (PTY) LTD, and Tsietsi …

Durban, South Africa — Judith Zuma, a former official with South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs in KwaZulu-Natal, has been sentenced to 35 years in prison by the Durban Specialised …

Written by Wendy Dondolo Multimedia Intern Journalist Phumlani Kubheka, a 52-year-old former Transnet project manager, appeared in the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court this week on charges of R160 …

By Asime Nyide In a dramatic development in one of South Africa’s largest financial fraud cases, two major figures linked to the BHI Trust Ponzi scheme have been arrested. Michael …

By Iavan Pijoos and Noxolo Sibiya Michael Lomas, a former contractor at Eskom, is being extradited to South Africa to face charges related to the R745 million Kusile fraud and …

By Marvin Charles Malusi Booi, the former City of Cape Town mayoral committee member for human settlements, has been arrested in connection with a significant fraud and corruption case. On …

Herman Moloi Reporter A woman from North West, Natchy Britz, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for defrauding victims of R3.7 million by falsely presenting herself as a …