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Whitsleblower Angelo Agrizzi apparently from a respiratory condition. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy/M&G

Medical inquiry delays Angelo Agrizzi’s corruption case, again

The former Bosasa chief operations officer’s case was postponed to January, when his medical inquiry is expected to be completed

Photo: Gallo Images/City Press/Muntu Vilakazi

The list of NPA state capture arrests starts to grow

Fugitives Rajesh and Atul Gupta were arrested four months after Interpol issued a Red Notice against them. But they are just the latest.

Whistle blower in state corruption – Angelo Agrizzi. (Delwyn Verasamy)

Expert appointed to assess Angelo Agrizzi’s health as his R1.8bn case heads to high court

The former Bosasa chief executive and three co-accused face fraud, corruption and money laundering charges

Day in court: Mbana Thabethe, Dr Limakatso Moorosi, Seipati Dhlamini and Iqbal Sharma appeared at the Bloemfontein magistrate’s court in the Estina case. (Photo by Gallo Images/Volksblad/Mlungusi Louw)

The Zondo commission cases that have made it to the courts

The NPA has begun proceedings based on some of the testimony given at the state capture inquiry

Former Bosasa chief operating officer Angelo Agrizzi, who was scheduled to appear before the Pretoria specialised commercial crimes court on Thursday, was a no-show in court (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Agrizzi a no-show again

The former Bosasa chief operating officer failed to appear in court on corruption and fraud charges, citing medical reasons

(John McCann/M&G)

Eusebius McKaiser: What’s worse than corruption? Complacency

Corruption isn’t just about unethical accounting practices. It is a direct and total attack on society. The stakes are that existential and that visceral.

Former Bosasa chief operating officer, Angelo Agrizzi returns to the Zondo commission on Thursday. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Agrizzi set to make Zondo commission return

Head of the commission’s legal team announces former Bosasa COO Angelo Agrizzi will testify this week

Minister Michael Masutha. (Mujahid Safodien/AFP/Getty Images)

Masutha to shed light on Bosasa contracts

Justice and Correctional Services Minister Michael Masutha is expected to speak about his department’s contracts with embattled company Bosasa

The COO-turned-whistleblower’s earlier testimony had to be kept under wraps because of a number of threats on his life in the lead-up to his appearance. (Dewlyn Verasamy/M&G)

Agrizzi will no longer testify at Mokgoro inquiry

Last month, Agrizzi testified at the Zondo commission that suspended deputy prosecutions boss Nomgcobo Jiba accepted bribes and blocked prosecutions

Linda Mti (Gallo Images/Foto24)

Former correctional services boss Mti released on bail

On Thursday, Linda Mti handed himself over to police, giving the state no reason to oppose bail

Angelo Agrizzi’s attorney said he had ‘handed himself over after he received a call from the investigating officer’. (Felix Dlangamandla/Netwerk 24/Gallo Images)

Agrizzi, Gillingham, Van Tonder face charges of corruption, money laundering

The three appeared briefly in the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Pretoria on Wednesday

On Friday, Dennis Bloem told the commission that internal controls were flouted under the leadership of Mti. (eNCA)

Bosasa ran DCS into the ground — Bloem

Dennis Bloem recounted how “havoc” reigned over the department under Linda Mti and his predecessor Khulekani Sithole

(Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Union, officials colluded with Bosasa to pressure prisons boss

On Tuesday, Agrizzi detailed the events leading up to Vernie Petersen’s removal from the department of correctional services

Moyane made headlines after he was fired as the commissioner of the South African Revenue Service (Sars) by President Cyril Ramaphosa in 2018. (Paul Botes/M&G)

Bosasa and the Moyane money

During the testimony of Angelo Agrizzi, it emerged the 2010 appointment of Moyane coincided with R250 000 having to be paid to the department monthly

Former Bosasa COO Angelo Agrizzi. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Investigations relating to prison officials, Bosasa complete — NPA

The NPA and Hawks were presented with the allegations of bribery and corruption over eight years ago

Prisons graft: Bosasa’s empire of influence

The company at the centre of South Africa’s prison corruption scandal is closely connected to powerful individuals on the political landscape.

Drunk-driving Mti forced to take back seat

The head of security for the 2010 Fifa World Cup is taking the back seat — literally — after pleading guilty to driving drunk.

Bosasa’s tender touch

The <em>Mail & Guardian</em> follows up on the findings of contract irregularities by the Auditor General.

Linda Mti’s Bosasa bonanza

Bosasa lavished flights and luxury hotel stays on former prisons boss Linda Mti — while it landed prisons contracts worth more than R1-billion.

Buying justice

What do Jacob Zuma, lion feeder Mark Scott-Crossley and Linda Mti have in common?