The vehicle trafficking case against North West businessman Suliman Carrim has been postponed to 16 November to allow for further investigations. Carrim appeared before the Musina Magistrate’s Court on Monday, facing charges of vehicle trafficking, fraud and theft, all of which he has denied. He was arrested at OR Tambo International Airport last month by the Madlanga Commission’s Recommendations Task Team, shortly before he was due to board a flight to Saudi Arabia via Dubai. The State also accused Carrim…
The Johannesburg High Court has sentenced former Member of Parliament Vincent Smith to seven years direct imprisonment after reaching a plea and sentence agreement with the state. Smith pleaded guilty to charges that include the Contravening Section 7 of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act 12 of 2004 (PRECCA), fraud, money laundering, and the Contravention of the Tax Act. The matter relates to the corruption and fraud charges in his personal capacity, as well as in his capacity…
The bail application of Bellarmine Mugabe, the son of former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, and his cousin Tobius Mathondzhe-Mugabe has once again been postponed at the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court due to a power outage at the facility. The pair were arrested last month at their home in Hyde Park, north of Johannesburg, after allegedly shooting an employee. This is the second postponement in the matter this week. The case had already been postponed on Monday after the court heard that…
Michael Mashuga, a former senior prosecutor, has accused forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan of interfering with the operations of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID). Speaking before Parliament’s ad hoc committee investigating corruption in the criminal justice system, Mashuga claimed the police watchdog was effectively under O’Sullivan’s control. He alleged that O’Sullivan impersonated IPID officials and unlawfully accessed the private information of former acting commissioner Khomotso Phahlane. Mashuga, who left the National Prosecuting Authority in 2024, testified about the case he…