Who is Thoshan Panday? – Durban businessman’s R165m assets seized amid SAPS tender fraud case
The NPA believes Thoshan Panday is the mastermind behind the syndicate that defrauded millions from SAPS during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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Home Affairs: Registry search pulled no results for Thabo Bester
A surface-level search for Thabo Bester on the South African national population registry pulled no results. Here’s why.
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Dr Pashy passport saga: How Dr Nandipha allegedly stole her friend’s identity
Dr Pashy claims Dr Nandipha used a fake work assignment to steal her passport and fingerprints.
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Who is Zolile Sekeleni? – Five things to know about Dr Nandipha’s father
Zolile Sekeleni faces serious charges, including murder. Here are five things to know about Dr Nandipha’s father.
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Thabo Bester saga: Nandipha Magudumana abandons her rented mansion
Landlord tried to stop associates of Dr Nandipha Magudumana from removing some of the household contents.
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Thabo Bester ran a glamorous media company from prison
Joburg high society attended the luxurious launch of Bester’s company
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Terry Pheto loses R3 million Bryanston mansion to auction
Terry Phetos’ luxury mansion was auctioned at a starting price of R3 million, a 40% loss on the amount she and her cronies paid in 2018.
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Kim Kardashian Twitter hacker to be extradited to US
James O’Connor, originally from Liverpool, can be extradited to the US over the suspected hacking of Kim Kardashian and 130 other celebs’ Twitter accounts.
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UK authorities carry out first raid on illegal crypto ATMs
The Financial Conduct Authority and West Yorkshire Police conducted the first UK raid on illegal crypto ATM.
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Labour dept warns job seekers about this ‘youth employment’ scam
The Labour Dept said South Africa is undergoing one of its toughest economic phases, with unemployment at an all-time high, and scammers are taking advantage of the situation.
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Wybbo Wiersman: Oxford man jailed for stealing £2m worth of crypto
Wybbo Wiersman was sentenced to four years and six months for stealing more than £2 million worth of crypto.
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FTX could be revived, says new boss
John Ray, who is now overseeing FTX says the disgraced crypto fund could be brought back after its ex CEO Sam Bankman-Fried was accused of fraud by the SEC.
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Arthur Mafokate Midrand home seized in SIU lotteries investigation
A luxury Midrand home linked to Kwaito legend Arthur Mafokate was seized by the SIU and Asset Forfeiture Unit. Here’s everything we know.
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FTX locates billions of dollars of assets
Andy Dietderich, an attorney for FTX, has revealed that more than $5 billion of assets have now been located.
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FTX founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, denied bail – Here’s what we know
Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been denied bail in the Bahamas after being deemed a flight risk amid fraud charges.
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Eastern Cape education bigwig embroiled in R4 million PPE fraud case
A senior Eastern Cape Education official, his wife and a businessman appeared in court on charges related to a R4 million PPE tender.
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iSpoof gets shut down after international crime investigation yields 142 arrests
iSpoof, a voice impersonation website has been shut down after an international criminal investigation that led to 142 arrests.
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Terry Pheto NLC fraud case: New details emerge on actress’ cooperation
Terry Photo is reportedly singing like a canary in the SIU’s NLC fraud scam.
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Boris Becker deportation to Germany imminent: Here’s what we know
Boris Becker will be reunited with his family by Christmas as he is facing deportation to Germany under a special fast-track scheme to reduce the burden on British prisons.
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Terry Pheto responds to SIU property fraud investigation
Terry Pheto insists she has no idea why her name was dragged into a property fraud investigation.
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Anna Sokorin: Scammer made famous by Netflix set to be released from prison
Anna Sokorin will be placed on house arrest, under these strict conditions.
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Duduzile Moyo: Eskom manager’s pension fund frozen amid graft probe
Duduzile Moyo allegedly indirectly received kickbacks amounting to some R24 million from an Eskom supplier.
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Marius Harmse: EC education director’s luxury car seized in fraud investigation
The SIU found that Marius Harmse allegedly indirectly received a payment of more than R300 000 from a supplier for the vehicle’s purchase.
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Home Affairs employees nabbed in photo swap scam
Several Home Affairs employees from these branches were arrested for various identity scams.
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Brian Molefe nabbed in Transnet R93m fraud case
Molefe has to answer for the questionable movements of a R93 million payment made to Trillian in 2015.
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UPDATE: Aurum swindler, Swereen Govender, arrested
Swereen Govender lured investors into a fake PPE venture and made off with R18 million.
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Six Mpumalanga govt officials nabbed on R60m fraud charges
The Mpumalanga govt officials linked to the R60 million fraud case are named and shamed in this article.
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‘Lebogang Ndlovu’ fake passport issuer arrested: Here’s what we know
The suspect will be unmasked when they appear in court, on Tuesday.
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IEC officer sentenced for local govt election fraud
The official was this week sentenced at the Umlazi Regional Court, in Durban.
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Kagiso Maboa: Home Affairs alleged fraudster sought by Hawks
Kagiso is accused of colluding with a Pakistani syndicate in issuing fraudulent identification documents.