by Ben Pieters | Nov 17, 2021 | Fraud & corruption
It was as profound a victory for accountability as it was precedent-setting as a triumph for SA’s access to information laws. The High Court ordered the SA Revenue Service (SARS) to hand over, within 10 days, the tax returns of former president Jacob Zuma from...
by Ben Pieters | Jun 11, 2021 | Uncategorized, Fraud & corruption
If SA just spends and spends, then the young and successful people will increasingly leave and rather work elsewhere. They do not deserve the burden they will carry for enriching the few at the expense of the many. No more budgets to spend and taxes to collect South...
by Ben Pieters | Aug 2, 2020 | Fraud & corruption
Every day the media carries new stories of corruption. It always involves the ANC. Stephen Grootes refers to it as “How low can you go? The ANC’s never-ending race to the bottom.” Today you can read about the faction fights at NEC level where the members...
by Ben Pieters | Mar 14, 2018 | For:Sight, Fraud & corruption
A fund, the beneficiaries of which are children of deceased mine workers, has about R385m on deposit with VBS Mutual Bank, which the Reserve Bank placed under curatorship on Sunday. The Financial Services Board (FSB) confirmed that the Bophelo Beneficiary Fund, which...
