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South Africa

Corruption 'funds S.Africa leadership battles'

by AFP

A key ally of the African National Congress said Tuesday that the South African ruling party is plagued by perpetual leadership battles funded by dirty money.

South Africa reopens 1999 arms deal investigation

by BBC

South Africa's government has announced it is reopening an inquiry into a 1999 arms deal that has been surrounded with corruption allegations

South African minister’s wife sentenced for cocaine trafficking

by Bloomberg

Sheryl Cwele, the wife of South African Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele, was sentenced to 12 years in jail for trafficking cocaine, National Prosecuting Authority spokeswoman Natasha Ramkisson said

Czech arrest lays bare South Africa's organised crime

by Reuters Africa

The arrest of a Czech millionaire, alleged boss of a sprawling criminal network in South Africa, has thrown a spotlight on the dark side of Africa's biggest economy where, it seems, the law has its price

Hospitals in South Africa charged over kidney transplant trafficking

by Guardian

Netcare to appear in court in South Africa in November accused of running kidney transplant scam at its hospitals

Corrupt former South African police chief sentenced to 15 years in prison

by Telegraph

Corrupt former South African police chief Jackie Selebi has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for accepting £98,000 in bribes and gifts from a convicted drug smuggler

IIlicit cash outflows cost Africa $1.8 trillion in 38 years

by All Africa

A new study released yesterday in Washington DC, United States of America (USA) by the Global Financial Integrity (GFI) indicates that Africa lost over $1.8 trillion in illicit financial outflows from 1970 through 2008

Ethiopia: traffickers exploit World Cup fever

by IRIN Africa

Human traffickers and smugglers in Ethiopia have taken advantage of the upcoming World Cup, duping victims into believing that South Africa has created huge employment opportunities, says a government report, Illegal Migration: Causes, Consequences and Solutions to human trafficking and smuggling in Ethiopia

World Cup: 40.000 prostitutes to enter South Africa

by Telegraph

As many as 40,000 women could enter South Africa to work as prostitutes during this year’s football World Cup, officials have warned