It is well known that since new leadership was voted into government following the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, it has taken the world by storm in terms of its anti-corruption campaign.

South African businesses with associate links to UK corporations – or who are represented by agents in their dealings with such companies – need to be aware of the potential implications of the UK Bribery Act on a business transaction relating to donations and charities.

Corruption is a crime that is not unique to South Africa, but is endemic around the globe.

South African companies that have operations in the UK or the US - or are listed in these territories - that fail to comply with anti-corruption legislation could be on the receiving end of devastating fines or even incarceration of key stakeholders.

South African businesses with links to American organisations need to be aware of the potential risks associated with US-enacted legislation that makes it illegal for facilitation payments to be paid to third party agents for facilitating a ’corrupt act’.

On 21 August the Gauteng Division of the High Court handed down a judgment setting aside the findings of the Arms Procurement Commission

KPMG International report reveals culprits are predominantly an employee colluding with others inside and outside their organization.

Among the many varieties of white collar crime prevalent in South Africa today, the three most common are theft, financial statement fraud, and bribery and corruption, probably in that order.

South Africans are due to head to the polls on 29 May 2024. Globally, elections are scheduled in over 70 countries this year, including some of South Africa's largest trading partners, the United States...

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 ...

When the first indications of a significant accounting fraud scandal emerged in December 2017, Markus Jooste ("Jooste'') resigned from Steinhoff International Holdings NV (''Steinhoff'').

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

We see it weekly in the news, "South African National Anti-Counterfeit Task force seizes counterfeit goods worth R100 million rand, suspects arrested".

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

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.

Strike action is prominent in South Africa with grievances often pertaining to service delivery and wage increases.