In a statement released late on Friday night, Lesotho Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro said his new Attorney General had instructed law firms in South Africa to apply for a stay of execution.

Former Minister Malusi Gigaba is on Friday denying accounts of various witnesses who said he lived a lavish-cash-lifestyle courtesy of the Gupta family.

Malusi Gigaba maintained that his visits to the Guptas were social and they were not his advisors as claimed by his estranged wife, Norma Mngoma.

Malusi GIgaba took offence when evidence leader Advocate Anton Myburgh asked him about his claims that the commission communicated via WhatsApp with his estranged wife, Norma Mngoma.

Former minister Malusi Gigaba said that in February last year he had received an SMS tipping him off that Norma Mngoma was behind a plot to kill him.

Former Zambian president Kenneth Kaunda has passed away at the age of 97.

The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (Saica) stripped Singh of his membership of the professional body after he was found guilty on 12 of 18 charges, including dishonesty and gross negligence.

Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo said that he was looking at the end of June for President Cyril Ramaphosa to testify but if the High Court granted him more time, he would hear the president and five other crucial witnesses in July.

Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo said he no longer has time - so either he won't make findings where evidence is one-sided - or he will refer incomplete work to other law enforcement agencies.

The two said Motsoeneng was powerful and he could unilaterally make decisions and Mokhobo said she was afraid of him.

The feasibility study was awarded to Nulane Investments but the work was done by Deloitte for R1.5 million and Sharma and the Guptas allegedly pocketed the rest of the money.

The NPA wanted the court to see what assets Sharma owned, both in South Africa and abroad, before it decides if he was a flight risk.

Sharma is one of four suspects arrested last week but he’s the only one yet to be granted bail.

The bank’s vice president briefed the media on Monday on the upcoming annual meetings all of which will focus on getting back on track in a post-COVID world.

Thabethe and Gupta associate, Iqbal Sharma, spent the weekend in police cells after they were arrested last week alongside former officials Limakatso Moorosi and Seipati Dlamini, who were granted bail last week.

A High Court-appointed curator will preserve the assets, which were seized on Friday, pending the outcome of the fraud and money laundering trial.

Limakatso Moorosi and Seipati Dlamini were arrested and charged with Gupta associate, Iqbal Sharma, and former head of department, Peter Thabethe, who are yet to apply for bail.

The NPA has asked Interpol to assist in arresting Rajesh Gupta and Atul Gupta, as well as their wives so they can be charged for fraud and money laundering.