Fraud
State to oppose bail for 8 Nigerian men linked to online romance scam
The men were arrested in the Tableview area on Tuesday and appeared in the Cape Town Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
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4 EC Sassa officials arrested for fraud amounting to more than R5m
The data capturers were taken into custody by Hawks officers at various locations on Thursday.
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State: There’s enough evidence to find Nomia Ndlovu guilty of murder, fraud
State prosecutor Riana Williams drew a pattern of inconsistencies in Nomia Ndlovu’s bail affidavit and her testimony in court.
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Joburg Market senior employee arrested for fraud amounting to R5.5m
It’s alleged the suspect worked with a colleague who was the acting compliance accountant and had powers to administer buyers guarantees.
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Mandela funeral fraud case against Gomba, 13 others postponed to Jan 2022
Along with 13 others, axed Eastern Cape Health MEC Sindiswa Gomba is charged with fraud, money laundering, the contravention of the Municipal Finance Management Act and corruption.
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Ex-ANC MP Vincent Smith’s bribery case set down for 2 November
Smith is embroiled in bribery allegations of R800,000 related to the infamous Bosasa state capture scandal.
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Dis-Chem acts against staff issuing fraudulent COVID jab certificates
Dis-Chem CEO Ivan Saltzman said that it was upsetting to see that a small number of individuals felt that they could take advantage of the vaccine rollout drive.
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Hawks arrest 13 suspects accused of siphoning R15m from Limpopo municipality
The officials are accused of paying money to different companies for services that were never rendered.
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Gqeberha woman sentenced to 15 years in jail for R13m fraud
Estelle Burgess (65) was sentenced in the Port Elizabeth Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in the Eastern Cape on Wednesday after having pleaded guilty in February.
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Gqeberha woman (65) handed 15-year sentence for defrauding firm of nearly R13.4m
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said that 65-year-old Estelle Burgess swindled the Eastern Cape Training Centre of R13.4 million while she worked there as a creditor's clerk over a period of ten years.
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Nkangala Mayor Masilela, 8 others granted bail in fraud, theft case
They were arrested on Monday for theft, forgery and contravening the Public Finance Management Act.
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2 fake traditional healers arrested for fraud to return to court for sentencing
The couple, Abdul Shakul and Sarah Kazibe were convicted in the East London Regional Court on Friday.
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YONELA DIKO: Jacob Zuma's last stand - a decade in the making
Former President Jacob Zuma managed to whittle down the country's institutions and the ANC step by step, as was exposed by recent public violence, writes Yonela Diko.
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Interpol issues red notices against Guptas & others in R25m FS fraud case
The case relates to the procurement fraud involving R24.9 million paid between November 2011 and April 2012by the Free State Department of Agriculture.
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Maluleke: WC has the highest number of local govt clean audits
Auditor General Tsakani Maluleke on Wednesday said the number of clean audits at the country’s 257 municipalities had gone down from 33 to just 27.
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Nicholas Scholtz jailed for 8 years for stealing R4.1mil from municipality
A total sum of R4.1 million was reportedly transferred from the municipality's account to accounts belonging to Scholtz and that of a friend.
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SIU: We’re on course to recover R614m related to COVID PPE corruption
The unit has on Wednesday briefed Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts on the investigations.
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Pretoria High Court postpones fraud-related case against the Bushiris
The matter relates to a luxury jet, which has been seized by the State.
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Lying to the police about being kidnapped could see you spend 20 years in jail
But what consequences could people face for lying about crimes in a country where violence is a common occurrence?
