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Minister Nxesi welcomes arrest of five people who allegedly defrauded UIF of R5.7 million in Covid-19 relief funds

Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi has welcomed the arrest this weekend of five suspects accused of being part of "the enterprise that scammed R5.7 million" from the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) meant to provide relief for workers during the coronavirus (Covid-10) lockdown. The five suspects were arrested in Pretoria in the early hours of Saturday morning by the South African Police Service’s (SAPS) Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), […]

6 July 2020

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ANC vows not to side with party members implicated in VBS scandal

The African National Congress (ANC) in Limpopo has made it clear that it will not side with the officials, current and former, who have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the VBS Mutual Bank scandal. It’s reported, however, that the accused allegedly got away with a fraction of the more than R 2. 4 billion taken from the bank. Senior suspended ANC Limpopo Treasurer, Danny Msiza, named as the […]

19 June 2020

Local

Nafiz Modack one of 16, including cops, in dock on gun-related fraud charges

Sixteen people - including alleged underworld boss Nafiz Modack and several high-ranking police officers - will appear in the Kempton Park Magistrate's Court on Wednesday on charges of fraud and corruption following a three-year investigation. Modack was arrested on Tuesday. According to national police spokesperson Colonel Vishnu Naidoo, "intensive and extensive investigations" following alleged wheeling and dealing at parts of the Central Firearm Registry (CFR) have led to the involvement […]

17 June 2020

Local

Zuma will not be arrested yet despite arrest warrant

While a warrant of arrest has been issued against former president Jacob Zuma, it won't be executed before he is due to appear in court again in May. The KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg acceded to a request to issue a warrant of arrest for Zuma for non-attendance at his corruption trial on Tuesday morning. Zuma's legal team submitted to court that the former president was ill. While the warrant […]

5 February 2020

News

Fasieg Adams nabbed on fraud charges

Fasieg Adams, a disgraced imam at the centre of several hajj and umrah scandals, did not appear in court on Monday, following his arrest on fraud charges over the weekend. Adams did not make it the Wynberg Magistrates court due to allegedly being sick, resulting in the case being postponed. Adams was arrested at the Cell C store in Cavendish Square for having taken out fraudulent cellphone contracts to an […]

3 February 2020

Local

‘Missing’ Cape Town athletics official in dock on fraud charge

A Western Province Athletics (WPA) official is expected to appear in a Cape Town court next week after making an initial appearance in court in Gauteng on Monday for fraud, the Herald reported on Wednesday. Allen Barnes was reported missing on January 4. He left his home in Bothasig at about 03:00 that morning, using his fiancée's car, but failed to arrive at an athletics event in Strandfontein, police said […]

16 January 2020

News

MJC calls on ‘no mercy’ approach for those who exploit muslims in Hajj, Umrah Industry

By Tauhierah Salie Following the recent uproar over hajj and umrah scandals, the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) has embarked on a mission to take decisive action. At the beginning of this month, news broke of yet another umrah scandal involving dishonoured imam Fasieg Adams , where he allegedly exploited at least 10 mutamireen. It comes hot on the heels of legal action being taken against Fazila Malick, the founder and […]

8 January 2020

News

Man arrested for fraud after cheating in learner licence exam

A man has been arrested for fraud after attempting to cheat on his learner licence examination at the Milnerton Driving Licence Testing Centre. Traffic Service spokesperson, Richard Coleman said an examiner at the centre on Tuesday had noticed the suspect cheating by copying answers from a piece of paper. Coleman confirmed that the 26-year-old Langa resident was arrested for fraud. "When confronted, he denied the allegation, but when asked to […]

30 May 2018

Local

NPA to prosecute former president Jacob Zuma

The NPA will prosecute former president Jacob Zuma on 16 charges of corruption, money laundering and racketeering. The charges relate to 783 questionable payments Zuma allegedly received in connection with the controversial multi-billion rand arms deal. "I am of the view that there are reasonable prospects of a successful prosecution of Mr Zuma," embattled NPA boss Shaun Abrahams said on Friday. He said he notified Zuma on his decision earlier […]

16 March 2018

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