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Whistleblower Gunned Down After Flagging Dodgy Multimillion-Rand Home Affairs Tender

04 Nov 2022

Marumo Eric Phenya was killed after dropping his children at school.

 

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Government Lease Row Hits Entrepreneurs

16 Nov 2021

A government lease dispute is creating real challenges for entrepreneurs.

 

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Babita Deokarans Murder Brought Us Closer to a Mafia State

31 Aug 2021

While we are not quite yet at full-blown mafia state, there are elements within the state and parts of government that are run indirectly by organised crime, writes Mandy Wiener.

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Slain Whistle Blower Babita Deokaran Potentially Unveiled a Criminal Syndicate

28 Aug 2021

Vital piece of information after assassination of Gauteng Department of Health Acting Chief Financial Officer Babita Deokaran enables investigators to trace a vehicle at the scene to a former South African National Defence Force member residing in the Pretoria area.

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SA Attorney Arrested in Mauritius for Embezzlement

20 Aug 2021

The South African attorney arrested and charged with embezzlement of more than R1.4 million in Mauritius has been hauled before the Legal Practice Council (LPC), where a disciplinary process is under way.

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Too Little Too Late Says Crime Expert

14 Jul 2021

Whether police had the intelligence before the protests erupted, they were never going to control the widespread looting and riots.

This is the view of security and crime expert Chad Thomas.

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Hoplite Entertainment CEO to Plead Guilty to $2 Million Fraud

08 Jun 2021

The CEO of a reality TV production company has agreed to plead guilty to defrauding a lender out of $2 million, prosecutors said Tuesday.

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Wife Arrested in Connection with Murder of Pofadder Hotelier

29 Mar 2021

The wife of Pofadder hotelier Leon Brits has been arrested in connection with his murder last year, police said on Monday.

According to police spokesperson Captain Sergio Kock, provincial organised crime detectives and other stakeholders arrested his widow at around 08:45 in Marchand, Kakamas.

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Widow Claims ‘His Killers Bragged That Nothing Will Happen’

22 Jan 2021

A widow speaks out about her spouse’s unsolved murder.

 

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Cryptocurrency Fraud Scheme Investigated in Mossel Bay

22 Jan 2021

A R5 million cryptocurrency fraud scheme is under investigation in Mossel Bay.

 

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Fraud Scheme Investigated and Offices Closed

22 Jan 2021

The Hawks are investigating a case of fraud involving up to R5-million in a so-called cryptocurrency investment scheme that was run by a company called Trinity Tokens in Mossel Bay.

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Selzer Laws Response to Carte Blanche on Behalf of the Marks

17 Jan 2021

Mirror Trading International - MTI - Update
Clynton and Cheri marks right of reply from their attorneys in full:
Following tonight’s insert on Carte Blanche, the producers have released the full un-redacted reply of the questions that Carte Blanche put to Clynton and Cheri Marks.

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Bitcoin Scheme Mirror Trading International to be Liquidated

13 Jan 2021

The Master of the Cape High Court has appointed four provisional liquidators to track down whatever assets they can from Mirror Trading International (MTI), the bitcoin investment scheme that stopped paying out members’ requests for withdrawals in December after its CEO, Johann Steynberg, went Awol.

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MTI CEO Goes AWOL Lawyers Pull Out

22 Dec 2020

It’s not looking good for the 280 000 members planning on harvesting profits before Christmas.

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Cybercrime on The Rise Since Start of Lockdown

05 Dec 2020

South Africa is ranked 31st out of 75 countries in terms of cybersecurity exposure. This is according to the latest research from global research company Comparitech.

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Ponzi Scheme

06 Nov 2020

Drie in hof op string klagtes na ponzi-belegginskema van meer as R11 miljoen in mekaar tuimel.
Marlene en Clive Lewarne, die beweerde meesterbreine agter ’n multi-miljoen rand ponzi-beleggsinskema, het Vrydag vlugtig saam Annelie Smit in die streekhof op Middelburg verskyn, na hul arrestasie vroeër die oggend.

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Warrant Out for Rough Diamond Behind Fraud Deals

28 Oct 2020

A warrant is out for a key suspect in multimillion rand fraudulent diamond deals.

 

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Sugan Deon Naicker Sentenced to 35 Years Imprisonment

20 Oct 2020

A Durban Regional court has convicted notorious fraudster Sugan Deon Naicker to 35 years imprisonment. The 37-year-old Chatsworth resident pleaded guilty to seven counts of fraud amounting to over R500 000, while several cases remain open across the country.
IRS does not believe the matter stops here as there are still other cases that Naicker must account for. The difference now is that he cannot evade arrest or not present himself at court because we know where he is - in prison!
Article via Indian Spice who have been at the forefront of keeping this case in the public domain.

Access to Online Forex Trader JP Markets Bank Accounts Blocked

17 Oct 2020

The bank accounts of the online forex trader JP Markets remain in limbo and now the liquidators appointed by the court to wind up the business also don’t have access to the company funds.

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Pyramid Scheme Accused of Stealing Millions from Hungry South Africans

05 Aug 2020

The Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) announced on Tuesday that it had, based on evidence from the National Consumer Commission and Financial Intelligence Centre, frozen the accounts and was investigating a Covid-19 pyramid scheme called Up Money grocery club owned by Jude Matsimela and Sipho Mdhuli.

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