The National Prosecuting Authority is ready to act on state capture crimes but whether it has the ability to do so has been questioned
The state charges that Iqbal Sharma’s firm massively defrauded the state and R19 million was laundered into a UAE account controlled by a family friend
The Free State high court ruled that the provisional restraint order will remain in place until late October, when argument will be heard for it to be made indefinite, dismissing…
In 2016, Prinsloo sounded the alarm about the hazardous condition of the Blue Train and free trips being offered to friends of Transnet executives, including the Gupta family and…
The Investigating Directorate has filed an application worth R2-billion that could see the mine, the shares Tegeta holds plus debt intended to be converted into a majority stake…
The criminal prosecution and lawful dissolution of the ANC are not only morally desirable but legally justifiable too
A new application is able to detect auto-generated tweets independent of the language used relying on machine learning
During his testimony, Mzwanele Manyi told the commission that Williams had changed her position on the controversial business breakfast briefings
‘Two years later, it is still quite a marvel to understand how deep the Guptas’ network ran’
Though the ANC did not attempt to browbeat Nedbank into reversing its decision, ‘veiled threats’ were made to the bank at a subsequent meeting.
Johan Burger’s testimony dealt with attempts by the ANC and government to intervene in the closure of the accounts
In 2016, Absa, FNB, Nedbank and Sasfin unexpectedly cut ties with Gupta-owned businesses and shut down their bank accounts.
A company linked to the family initiated a drawing competition in the North West where pupils designed invitations for the lavish wedding
The negative perception of its previous owners, the Guptas, persisted which also negatively impacted the company’s financials, Manyi explained
Luxury vehicles, immovable properties and bank accounts were some of the assets which were subject to the provisional restraint order
The ruling came after EDC and Stoneriver approached the court with an urgent application earlier in March asking it to ground the aircraft
Gupta brother’s bank account frozen to recover R220-million.
‘The entire, vast, expensive edifice of surveillance and control failed’
With no access to banking, the family is heading into a financial storm. But it has a few lifeboats yet
The judge was scathing when he rejected the family’s bid to force the Bank of Baroda’s arm
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