Countries 10-year prison sentence catches up with R1m fraud fugitive in Cape Town Cape Town – A 63-year-old man sentenced to 10 years in prison for fraudulently claiming more than R1 million... Read more 14 Sep
Countries Family accused of swindling buyer out of R900,000 Bloemfontein – A Hoopstad family and their business have appeared in court facing charges of fraud, theft and money... Read more 2 Sep
Countries Former Eskom employee, four others convicted in R8.5m fraud and money laundering case Middelburg – A former Eskom employee and four other individuals, along with three companies, have been convicted in a... Read more 20 Aug
Business Customer’s receipt query unravels alleged R500,000 fraud at milling company Limpopo – A 26-year-old cashier has been arrested in connection with an alleged R500,000 fraud scheme at a milling... Read more 22 Jul
Countries Crime Intelligence Colonel Ismail Dawood hands himself over, arrested Johannesburg – Senior Crime Intelligence officer Colonel Ismail Dawood has handed himself over to police after being sought in connection... Read more 21 Jul
Technology US director sentenced to 30 months for defrauding Netflix New York – American director Carl Rinsch, known for the 2013 film “47 Ronin,” was sentenced Monday to 30... Read more 30 Jun
Countries German court jails 12 members of Nigerian ‘love scam’ network Berlin – A German court jailed 12 members of a Nigerian organised crime ring on Thursday for their part... Read more 26 Jun
Countries Former company manager convicted in R4.7m fraud case Limpopo – A former company manager has been sentenced for defrauding her employer of nearly R4.7 million over a... Read more 12 Jun
Countries City of Mbombela workers arrested over multimillion‑rand property scam Mbombela – A 42-year-old administration officer employed by the City of Mbombela is expected to appear in the Nelspruit... Read more 2 Jun
Countries MK Party chief whip granted R30,000 bail in salary fraud case Johannesburg – Mmabatho Mokoena-Zondi, the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party’s chief whip in Parliament, has been granted R30,000 bail by... Read more 28 May