— Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News A top US law enforcement urged frustrated Kenyans on Thursday to “be a little bit patient” concerning the outcome of corruption cases. “Anti-corruption investigations are particularly complex,” Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Heather Merritt said in a press briefing. “They tend to…
— Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News The number of reported SIM-swap fraud incidents in South Africa has doubled in the past year, according to cybersecurity experts from Kaspersky. SIM-swap fraud happens when someone convinces your mobile operator to switch your phone number over to a SIM card that…
— Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News Johannesburg (AFP) – South Africa’s prosecution on Thursday pushed for ex-president Jacob Zuma to face a corruption trial for a case dating back to the 1990s, saying if he did not it would appear he received special treatment. Zuma, 77, is accused…
— Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News Jacob Zuma‘s lawyers have alleged the former South African president is being treated unfairly by prosecutors amid a bid by the erstwhile leader to have corruption charges levelled against him dropped. Zuma, who resigned last year amid intense public pressure after nine scandal-plagued years in…
— Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News A mysterious letter, believed to be correspondence between the National Prosecuting Authority and the Hawks, surfaced late on Thursday at the ongoing application for a permanent stay of prosecution by former president Jacob Zuma. At the 11th hour on Thursday, advocate Muzi Sikhakhane…
— Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News The U.S. Justice Department took a win and a loss this week in its prosecution of an alleged $2 billion corruption scheme in Mozambique that destabilized the impoverished country’s economy. On Monday, a former banker at Credit Suisse Group AG became the…
— Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News The Kenyan track team coach who was sent home from the 2016 Olympics was banned for 10 years Wednesday for seeking a bribe of $12,000 to help athletes beat doping tests. Michael Rotich was banned by the IAAF ethics board following a…
— Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News A 53-year-old municipal manager at the Dihlabeng Municipality in the Free State, and a 51-year-old security company owner, have been arrested by the Hawks’ National Clean Audit Task Team on Wednesday morning on charges of corruption and fraud. The arrests come two…
— Anti-Corruption News Story Curated by Anti-Corruption Digest International Risk & Compliance News JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s deputy president, David Mabuza, who has long been dogged by accusations of corruption, abruptly postponed the ceremony to swear him in as a lawmaker on Wednesday, casting doubt on his future as the country’s second in command. Just…
President Uhuru Kenyatta (pictured) goes live on television tomorrow to address Kenyans on a raft of issues facing the country in his second State of the Nation address since his re-election in 2017.The long-awaited speech comes against the backdrop of mind-boggling cases of corruption, whose tracks lead right to top offices. At least five Cabinet…
