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• South African business leadership demands institutional overhaul following high-profile police corruption arrests

  Published: Mar 30, 2026

  Section: Africa

  Business Leadership South Africa has called for a fundamental reform of the National Prosecuting Authority and police services following the arrest of 11 senior officers. CEO Busis...

• Three Accused Money Mules Remanded in Custody Following R14 Million Dating Site Fraud Prosecution

  Published: Mar 20, 2026

  Section: Africa

  South African authorities have detained Asanda Dwesini, Nomphelo Fetman, and Shan Lewis for their alleged roles in a sophisticated R14 million romance scam targeting an elderly vic...

• KZN Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi Defends Undisclosed Umhlanga Meeting With Alleged Crime Kingpin

  Published: Mar 18, 2026

  Section: Africa

  KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi informed Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee that a previously secret meeting with Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala was a sensitive intelligenc...

• Financial Advisor and Company Director Arrested Following Hawks Investigation Into Sedfa Funding Kickback Scheme

  Published: Mar 18, 2026

  Section: Africa

  The Hawks have apprehended an official from the Small Enterprise Development and Finance Agency in Tzaneen for allegedly soliciting R800,000 in bribes. The corruption probe involve...