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Scale corruption is the proverbial elephant in the room in the ongoing conversation about Africa's growth story.

The Supreme Court of Appeal handed down judgment today, 28 September 2017, in the matter of Pather v Financial Services Board.

On 11 April 2023, the UK Government confirmed the inclusion of a new "failure to prevent fraud" in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill ...

The Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, 2004 ("PRECCA") aims to strengthen measures to prevent and combat corruption in the private and public sectors in South Africa.

It has been a little over a year since the Financial Action Task Force ("FATF") , an international initiative established to combat money laundering published its Mutual Evaluation Report ("MER") on South Africa in which it identified major "weak spots" in our compliance processes.

In the metaverse, users have digital avatars which they can customise and use as a virtual proxy to interact with the metaverse environment and other users.

Generative AI tools are creating unprecedented compliance challenges for organisations, from embellished employee grievances to hallucinated content in regulatory filings and sophisticated AI-enabled fraud schemes. As these risks manifest across sectors, companies must urgently assess whether their investigation frameworks and governance protocols can effectively detect and respond to AI-generated content at scale.

KPMG has released its findings of the third Africa Fraud Barometer.

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is a powerful piece of anti-corruption legislation which was adopted by the United States of America (US)

When a judge confronts perceived irregularities in settled litigation, how far may the judge go without crossing the line into professional misconduct?

International Fraud Awareness Week (Fraud Week) kicks off on 17 November and ends on 23 November 2019. This is an opportune time for every organisation in the country

As the Madlanga Commission reckons with the layers of criminality and political interference that have undermined South Africa's justice system, the country continues to grapple with the urgent challenge...

"Business hijackings", in which companies or their business secrets are stolen lock, stock and barrel right under the noses of their owners, appear to be on the increase in South Africa.

South Africa's removal from the FATF grey list in October 2025 represents the culmination of sweeping reforms to its financial crime framework, but the transformation extends far beyond international compliance. A new corporate criminal offence now holds companies liable for corruption by their associates, fundamentally reshaping the governance landscape.

In our recent article, we discussed that South Africa has until 30 February 2023 to meet a tight deadline to amend its Financial Intelligence Centre Act, 2001 ("FICA") or face the consequences...

On 04 March 2025, the Gauteng High Court acquitted the paediatric surgeon and retired professor, Peter Beale on charges of murder and fraud...

In the case of MN v BN, the Bloemfontein High Court refused to grant damages to the plaintiff (the former husband of the defendant) who sought compensation for financially supporting a child...