Former VBS CFO, Phillip Truter The eighth suspect in the VBS saga, senior executive Phillip Truter has appeared in the Palm Ridge Magistrate's Court.He was in quarantine when the seven co-accused were arrested weeks back and granted R100 000 bail each.He was granted bail of R50 000 and will be admitted to a mental health…
Seven men accused of defrauding VBS Mutual Bank appeared in the Palm Ridge Regional Court. Hawks and National Prosecuting Authority say more people will be arrested soon in connection with the looting of VBS Mutual.The Hawks say municipalities, companies, directors of companies and some influential people will be brought in.Seven men, including VBS board members,…
Seven men accused of defrauding VBS Mutual Bank appeared in the Palm Ridge Regional Court on 18 June 2020. Seven men accused of stealing R2.2 billion from VBS Mutual Bank, in one of the country's most widely publicised looting scandals, have each been granted R100 000 bail.They appeared in the Palm Ridge Regional Court on…
Seven men accused of defrauding VBS Mutual Bank appeared in the Palm Ridge Regional Court on 18 June 2020. Seven accused appeared in court for the alleged looting of VBS Mutual Bank and pleaded not guilty to multiple charges.An eighth accused is in quarantine due to Covid-19.The public gallery was packed to capacity during the…
Not for the fainthearted: Drawing on contracts and banking data we make public for the first time, we analyse in detail how Transnet locomotive suppliers pledged R9 billion in kickbacks to the Guptas, of which at least R3.7 billion has been paid.The Guptas' pillage of Transnet in cahoots with CRRC, the Beijing-based rail conglomerate, spanned…
State and federal public health officials are investigating a new outbreak of infant botulism poisoning. So far the outbreak has sickened three babies across three states: California, Pennsylvania and Washington, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The California Department of Public Health has reported that the infections are among infants who were fed Nara
The recalled product was distributed nationally through the online platforms, Amazon, Walmart, TikTok Shop, Target, and the company's websites, tnvitamins.com and doctorspride.com. Published: June 12, 2026, 10:11 pm Total Nutrition Inc. of Deer Park, NY is voluntarily expanding its recall of TNVitamins and Doctor's Pride Ultra Potent Complete Green Superfood Moringa Capsules because they have
The consumer group wants the USDA to release information about previously approved testing methods the department now says are unsatisfactory because of false positives. Published: June 12, 2026, 12:05 am Consumer Reports says the USDA should release information about Salmonella testing methods for some chicken products that it first deemed adequate but under the Trump