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One of the most well-liked digital assets globally is cryptocurrency, but as it grows quickly, there is a greater chance…

In a recent alert, Sharenet has issued a critical warning to investors: scammers are impersonating Sharenet staff on Telegram. These…

 In a significant ruling welcomed by the power utility, a director implicated in a multi-million rand fraud scheme targeting Tutuka…

The Department of Home Affairs has today dismissed six officials with immediate effect for a range of offences, including fraud…

Daniel Mtimkulu, a former engineer at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA), has been sentenced to 15 years…

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has imposed a hefty R475 million administrative fine on Markus Jooste, the former CEO…

Cyber security has taken centre stage in South African commerce, and it’s no surprise, given the prevalence of ransomware attacks…

As one of the top ten mining countries in the world, South Africa’s economy relies heavily on this industry as…

Fraud, identity theft and impersonation are three of the most significant risks South Africans face in an already stressful environment…

Susan van Aswegen, the wife of attorney and businessman Henk Gerhandus van Aswegen from Melkbosstrand in Cape Town, claims the…

By Rehana Cassim, University of South Africa Corporate misconduct is difficult to detect and prove. This is because it is…

Eskom is rooting out fraud and corruption within its ranks and supply chain through proactively implementing recommendations made by the…

An ailing former senior accountant at Impala Platinum Ltd (Implats) in the North West has been given a suspended sentence…

Lloyd Koketso Tshotlang – who stole more than six million rand from Sanlam clients when he was a senior administrator…

Usually when one thinks about fraud at a company, the first thing pictured is an outside intruder. Or it might…

By Raymond Joseph The Special Investigating Unit raided the office of the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) in East London on Wednesday…

The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) has welcomed the move by the SA Reserve Bank (SARB) to seize…

Three suspects aged between 36 and 42 from Mbombela Municipality Traffic Department and White River Traffic Department have been arrested…

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed a nine-member National Anti-Corruption Advisory Council (NACAC), which will advise the President on effectively implementing…

A former acting head of the Gauteng Department of Human Settlement was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly fraudulently receiving R7…

At least four people have appeared in the Randburg Magistrates’ Court on charges of corruption, fraud and money laundering related…

Eskom’s former Financial Controller Mosai Barnard Moraka and service provider Victor Vilosi Tshabalala were sentenced to 20 years in jail…

Another accused in the Cell C R130 million fraud matter 45-year-old Hilel January appeared in the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial…

Two fraud suspects, 37-year-old Michelle Pillay and 42-year-old Khatiya Patel appeared in the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on…

On 1 November this year, South Africa welcomed the introduction of the DebiCheck payment system to tighten measures against debit…