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BMIACF aims to help tighten South Africa’s borders

Home Affairs minister Leon Schreiber and Special Investigating Unit (SIU) head Andy Mothibi today launched the Border Management and Immigration Anti-Corruption Forum (BMIACF). “The initiative forms a key part of the intensified and coordinated effort to clamp down on corruption in this sector,” said a media advisory released by the two entities. Attendees at today’s Read more >

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State capture cases to look out for in 2025

Several state capture-related cases will either continue in the country’s courts or start in earnest this year. Some of those who were implicated in the Zondo commission’s report released in 2022 will continue to face the music with the hope of proving their innocence. Former chief justice Raymond Zondo made over 200 recommendations in his Read more >

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Establishment of Ch9 anti-corruption body gathers momentum

The Constitution Twenty-first Amendment Bill is in circulation at Parliament. The private member bill was introduced on 1 November and presented to the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development on 26 November, by MP Glynnis Breytenbach. The bill aims to amend the Constitution to establish the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) as an institution supporting and Read more >

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‘We cannot prosecute our way out of corruption’ – NPA boss Batohi

By Julia EvansFirst published on Daily Maverick ‘There is an awkward truth at the heart of almost all anti-corruption efforts under way today, in countless countries across the world,” said advocate Shamila Batohi, the national director of public prosecutions. “The truth is, prosecuting corrupt public officials and private-sector players, even the most senior ones, won’t Read more >

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IDAC now a permanent anti-corruption unit in the NPA

The Independent Directorate (ID), a unit within the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), was first established in 2019 to address complex corruption cases that arose out of the Zondo commission’s investigations. With an initial lifespan of two years, it was meant to bolster such cases to give the NPA the necessary advantage in dealing with them. Read more >

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AmaBhungane: Steinhoff’s dogged battle to keep its secrets

By Caroline JamesFirst published on Daily Maverick We all know the story of Steinhoff and Marcus Jooste. At least, we think we do.  What we do know has been uncovered by careful and thorough investigative journalism, but the majority of Jooste’s and the company’s secrets remain locked in a vault of confidentiality imposed by Steinhoff Read more >

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CW: Charges should have been brought against Jooste by now

By Tawanda KaromboFirst published on IOL It is six years since the former CEO of Steinhoff International, Markus Jooste, stepped down from the firm in December 2017 after massive accounting fraud came to light, and yet he is still not behind bars. Corruption Watch said in December that South Africa should do a lot more Read more >

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Scopa briefed on progress into SOE, state capture investigations

Image: SIU On 22 November prominent law enforcement agencies met with Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa). The Special Investigating Unit (SIU), the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI or Hawks), and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) briefed the committee on the ongoing collaboration on cases involving state-owned enterprises (SOEs) referred to them by Read more >