South Africa

Afrique du Sud: Zuma fragilisé par un rapport sur la corruption

An investigation into South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has found evidence of possible corruption at the top level of his government. In the report of Thuli Madonsela, former Public Protector, Mr Zuma is accused of an improper relationship with wealthy businessmen of the Gupta family.

Rolls-Royce middlemen may have used bribes to land major contracts

Rolls-Royce plc, Britain’s leading manufacturing multinational, hired a network of agents to help it land lucrative contracts in at least 12 different countries around the world, sometimes allegedly using bribe.
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Krejčíř chce zpátky do Česka, v JAR nabízí přiznání ke všem činům

Radovan Krejčíř wants to come back to the Czech Republic, he offers a confession to all his crimes. The czech citizen Radovan Krejčíř, who was judged in the Rebublic of South Africa (RSA), requested for a transportation back to the Czech Republic. Previous attempts of the Czech Republic to get him back were denied because of his bribery of the main judge. Now he changed his mind and he wants to confess to all his crimes in exchange for parallel ten years sentences. In a brief to the NPA (National Prosecuting Authority), his new lawyer, Eric Bryer, stated, that Krejčíř wants to confess to all his crimes in exchange for parallel ten years sentences, but he wants to be trasported back to Czech Republic, which agreed according to his czech lawyers. In the brief is also mentioned, that Radovan Krejčíř had corruption deals with highly ranked policie and justice offcials and he will také the stand against them, but only in the safety from the Czech Republic. He faces to six cirminal accusation and was already convicted for a kidnapping and a murder to 35 years in prison.

ICBC Standard Bank embarks on first UK plea deal

Chinese and African lender ICBC Standard Bank Plc is the first company in Britain to embark on a new form of plea deal to avoid prosecution on fraud, Bribery or Corruption allegations, the Serious fraud Office (SFO) prosecutor said on Thursday.
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Using Illicit Financial Flows to increase accountability

In 1994, Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) were a major threat to South Africa’s development agenda. Today, Africa’s huge external debt problem can be partially blamed on lost revenue due to illicit flows. A United Nations Economic Commission for Africa(UNECA) report noted that Africa's external debt stood at $279 billion in 2008 and that debt constituted a third of the amount lost to IFFs at that time. Yet how do we define Illicit Financial Flows and what can be done to tackle this growing issue?
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Korruption: Südafrikas Präsident muss fast 500.000 Euro zurückzahlen

Pool, Private Hospital, Amphitheatre: South African President Jacob Zuma has not saved on the renovation of his private residence. The money, however, came from the state treasury - 500.000 € he must now repay.
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FIFA: Sperre von Generalsekret?r Valcke verl?ngert

The suspension of Fifa general secretary Jerome Valcke got prolonged for more 45 days. Within this period the Ethik commission needs to decide if Valcke gets excluded totally. He is accused of corruption.
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783 corruptieaanklachten tegen Zuid-Afrikaanse president onterecht geschrapt

The 738 corruption charges against Jacob Zuma, president of South-Africa, were wrongfully dropped in 2009. The South-African High Court decided that the charges should be re-investigated.

Iceland Prime Minister quits over Panama Papers tax haven scandal

The Prime Minister of Iceland has resigned following the Panama Papers leaks

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