Head of the National Prosecuting Authority's Investigative Directorate Hermione Cronjé. Gallo Images / Phill Magakoe The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg granted an order restraining alleged Gupta "fixer" Kuben Moodley from dealing with R232 million worth of assets.It is alleged Moodley and his company received kickbacks from the Regiments Group of Companies.The NPA's Investigating Directorate…
The Hawks. Tiro Ramatlhatse, Gallo Images, Sowetan The Hawks' Serious Corruption Investigation Unit arrested eight people aged between 29 and 64 in the Northern Cape on Monday morning for alleged fraud, corruption and money laundering.The charges relate to irregular contracts with the Kimberley health department to the tune of almost half a billion rand.READ |…
An alleged serial rapist who lured South African women by pretending to be a pastor has been captured. An alleged serial rapist set up meetings with women pretending to be a pastor.He predominantly used Facebook and WhatsApp to allegedly entice victims.He then lured the women to remote meeting places and then allegedly raped them.An alleged…
Willie Breedt, CEO of VaultAge Solutions who is alleged to have scammed bitcoin investors out of millions. The South African bank accounts linked to alleged local bitcoin scammer Willie Breedt have been frozen.Investors approached the high court after not getting their money back. Breedt's whereabouts are currently unknown. The South African bank accounts linked to alleged bitcoin…
Speedster arrested for clocking 213km/h in Gauteng, driver reportedly a prominent soccer playerShe said the province had implemented the 72-hour activation plan "and all the necessary resources needed to investigate this incident have been mobilised". "The members that escaped the attack have been afforded the initial debriefing as prescribed by the Employee Health and Wellness.…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…