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Woman sentenced for R16m theft

Source: KPMG.

KPMG scandal: Moema won't stand alone in facing prosecution

8 Apr 2024

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Judicial Matters Amendment Act signed into law

4 Apr 2024

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Unblocking a blocking order

Graeme Palmer 30 Oct 2023

NPA under pressure to bring Lottery looters to court

Raymond Joseph 25 Oct 2023

Former Central African Republic militia leader Maxime Jeoffroy Eli Mokom Gawaka attends the International Criminal Court hearings to determine the exact charges it will bring against him, in The Hague, Netherlands, August 22, 2023. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/Pool/File Photo

ICC prosecutor drops charges against Central Africa militia leader

Bart Meijer 19 Oct 2023

Balancing AI and human judgment: Ethical considerations in the legal profession

Balancing AI and human judgment: Ethical considerations in the legal profession

LexisNexis 13 Oct 2023

Sars and law enforcement unite to crush coal syndicates

13 Oct 2023

City initiates legal action against unauthorised home occupiers

13 Oct 2023

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Asset forfeiture: NPA secures preservation order in R27m PPE case

13 Oct 2023

Markus Jooste must pay R15m immediately for Steinhoff implosion, JSE demands

12 Oct 2023

Border Management Authority launches

6 Oct 2023

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Importance of child protection clause in cannabis bill

Rodney Africa, Adriano Esterhuizen, Daveraj Sauls, Andre Crouse and Danica Jonker 6 Oct 2023

Traffic officer sentenced for accepting a bribe of R200

Traffic officer sentenced for accepting a bribe of R200

4 Oct 2023

A man who spent 813 days in prison as a result of a wrongful arrest has successfully claimed damages from the police. Illustration: Lisa Nelson | GroundUp

Victim of wrongful arrest gets R2.6m from Minister of Police

Tania Broughton 19 Sep 2023

Doctor fails to block SIU from probing his Lottery connection

Doctor fails to block SIU from probing his Lottery connection

Tania Broughton 12 Sep 2023

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Mediclinic whistle-blower claims spark flurry of industry investigations

29 Aug 2023

President Ramaphosa has announced that people convicted of non-violent crimes will be released from South Africa’s overcrowded prisons. Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Thousands of non-violent offenders due for early release from prison

Ciaran Ryan 17 Aug 2023

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R400m tender fraud trial to begin in May next year

16 Aug 2023

Former South African president Jacob Zuma reacts as he addresses a news conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, 22 October 2022. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Zuma appears at prison, released under remission process

Carien du Plessis and Bhargav Acharya 11 Aug 2023

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Govt pilots online platform for protection orders

10 Aug 2023

Zikalala condemns disruptions caused by 'construction mafia'

Zikalala condemns disruptions caused by 'construction mafia'

31 Jul 2023

WaterCan lays criminal complaint against CoJ for ongoing sewage pollution

WaterCan lays criminal complaint against CoJ for ongoing sewage pollution

26 Jul 2023

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NPA probes fake document

25 Jul 2023

Unveiling Santam's new initiative to tackle insurance crime surge in South Africa

17 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters.

Zuma seeks medical treatment in Russia

Katja Hamilton 17 Jul 2023

File photo: Former South African President Jacob Zuma arrives at the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, 20 March 2023. Reuters/Rogan Ward/File Photo

Concourt rules against ex-president Zuma in parole release finding

Wendell Roelf 14 Jul 2023

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Exposed: Audits reveal misuse of R17.5bn in Covid-19 Ters payments

29 Jun 2023

Source: Reuters.

Indian firm used toxic industrial-grade ingredient in syrup - sources

Saurabh Sharma, Krishna N. Das; Jennifer Rigby and Olzhas Auyezov 28 Jun 2023

12 vehicle examiners to appear in Limpopo court for fraud

12 vehicle examiners to appear in Limpopo court for fraud

23 Jun 2023

Corruption charges levelled against senior health department official

22 Jun 2023

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Hawks bust alleged UIF fraudsters

13 Jun 2023

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JPMorgan Chase reaches settlement with Jeffrey Epstein victims

12 Jun 2023

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Unblocking a blocking order

Graeme Palmer 30 Oct 2023

NPA under pressure to bring Lottery looters to court

Raymond Joseph 25 Oct 2023

Former Central African Republic militia leader Maxime Jeoffroy Eli Mokom Gawaka attends the International Criminal Court hearings to determine the exact charges it will bring against him, in The Hague, Netherlands, August 22, 2023. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/Pool/File Photo

ICC prosecutor drops charges against Central Africa militia leader

Bart Meijer 19 Oct 2023

Balancing AI and human judgment: Ethical considerations in the legal profession

Balancing AI and human judgment: Ethical considerations in the legal profession

LexisNexis 13 Oct 2023

Sars and law enforcement unite to crush coal syndicates

13 Oct 2023

City initiates legal action against unauthorised home occupiers

13 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied.

Asset forfeiture: NPA secures preservation order in R27m PPE case

13 Oct 2023

Markus Jooste must pay R15m immediately for Steinhoff implosion, JSE demands

12 Oct 2023

Border Management Authority launches

6 Oct 2023

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Importance of child protection clause in cannabis bill

Rodney Africa, Adriano Esterhuizen, Daveraj Sauls, Andre Crouse and Danica Jonker 6 Oct 2023

Traffic officer sentenced for accepting a bribe of R200

Traffic officer sentenced for accepting a bribe of R200

4 Oct 2023

A man who spent 813 days in prison as a result of a wrongful arrest has successfully claimed damages from the police. Illustration: Lisa Nelson | GroundUp

Victim of wrongful arrest gets R2.6m from Minister of Police

Tania Broughton 19 Sep 2023

Doctor fails to block SIU from probing his Lottery connection

Doctor fails to block SIU from probing his Lottery connection

Tania Broughton 12 Sep 2023

Source: Supplied.

Mediclinic whistle-blower claims spark flurry of industry investigations

29 Aug 2023

President Ramaphosa has announced that people convicted of non-violent crimes will be released from South Africa’s overcrowded prisons. Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Thousands of non-violent offenders due for early release from prison

Ciaran Ryan 17 Aug 2023

Image source: Tomasz Wyszolmirski –

R400m tender fraud trial to begin in May next year

16 Aug 2023

Former South African president Jacob Zuma reacts as he addresses a news conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, 22 October 2022. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Zuma appears at prison, released under remission process

Carien du Plessis and Bhargav Acharya 11 Aug 2023

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Govt pilots online platform for protection orders

10 Aug 2023

Zikalala condemns disruptions caused by 'construction mafia'

Zikalala condemns disruptions caused by 'construction mafia'

31 Jul 2023

WaterCan lays criminal complaint against CoJ for ongoing sewage pollution

WaterCan lays criminal complaint against CoJ for ongoing sewage pollution

26 Jul 2023

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NPA probes fake document

25 Jul 2023

Unveiling Santam's new initiative to tackle insurance crime surge in South Africa

17 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters.

Zuma seeks medical treatment in Russia

Katja Hamilton 17 Jul 2023

File photo: Former South African President Jacob Zuma arrives at the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, 20 March 2023. Reuters/Rogan Ward/File Photo

Concourt rules against ex-president Zuma in parole release finding

Wendell Roelf 14 Jul 2023

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Exposed: Audits reveal misuse of R17.5bn in Covid-19 Ters payments

29 Jun 2023

Source: Reuters.

Indian firm used toxic industrial-grade ingredient in syrup - sources

Saurabh Sharma, Krishna N. Das; Jennifer Rigby and Olzhas Auyezov 28 Jun 2023

12 vehicle examiners to appear in Limpopo court for fraud

12 vehicle examiners to appear in Limpopo court for fraud

23 Jun 2023

Corruption charges levelled against senior health department official

22 Jun 2023

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Hawks bust alleged UIF fraudsters

13 Jun 2023

Source: twitter/@jpmorgan

JPMorgan Chase reaches settlement with Jeffrey Epstein victims

12 Jun 2023

File Photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with government members via a video link in Moscow, Russia 31 May 2023. Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Kremlin via Reuters

SA mulls options on ICC arrest warrant for potential visitor Putin

Carien du Plessis 1 Jun 2023

Coordination, enforcement needed to stem tide of illicit economy

31 May 2023

Ugandan human rights lawyer and activist leads fellow activists to file a petition challenging the signing of the new Anti-homosexuality law by President Yoweri Museveni, at the constitution court in Kampala, Uganda, 29 May 2023. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa

Uganda enacts harsh anti-LGBTQ law including death penalty

Reuters 30 May 2023

File Photo: Rached Ghannouchi, the head of Islamist Ennahda party and former speaker of the parliament, during an interview with Reuters at his office in Tunis, Tunisia, 15 July 2022. Reuters/Zoubeir Souissi

Tunisian judge sentences opposition leader Ghannouchi to year in prison

Tarek Amara 16 May 2023

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Former Eskom contract employee arrested for fraud, corruption

15 May 2023

File photo: Zimbabwean novelist, Tsitsi Dangarembga, whose latest book "This Mournable Body" has been nominated for a Booker Prize, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Harare, Zimbabwe, 4 August 2020. Reuters/MacDonald Dzirutwe

Zimbabwe prize-winning novelist acquitted over anti-government protest

Nyasha Chingono 8 May 2023

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Former Eskom official sentenced to 10 years for fraud, theft

4 May 2023

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G4S served with notice to terminate Mangaung correctional facility contract

3 May 2023

Paul Mackenzie, 50, a Kenyan cult leader accused of ordering his followers of the members of the Good News International Church to starve themselves to death in Shakahola forest, appears at Malindi Law Courts, in Malindi, Kenya, 2 May 2023. Reuters/Stringer

Kenyan cult leader appears in court after more than 100 followers die

George Obulutsa, Humphrey Malalo and Duncan Miriri 2 May 2023

File photo: Signage is seen outside of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in Washington, DC, US, 30 August 2020. Reuters/Andrew Kelly

US court orders South African firm's CEO to pay $3.4bn for bitcoin fraud

Kanishka Singh and Chris Prentice 28 Apr 2023

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