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The case against four people accused of fraud and corruption between private contractor Bosasa and the Department of Correctional Services has been transferred to the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria for pre-trial proceedings. The matter involves four tenders, valued at more than R1.8-billion, awarded to Bosasa and its subsidiaries between August 2004 and 2007.

The R1.8bn tender fraud case involving former department of correctional services and Bosasa officials was on Wednesday postponed by the Pretoria specialised commercial crimes court.

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has been granted access to former Bosasa COO Angelo Agrizzi's medical records.

Medical records handed in by his legal representative show that former Bosasa chief operations officer Angelo Agrizzi has a respiratory condition, needs oxygen therapy and has suffered a heart attack.

The impact of State Capture has to date mainly been assessed in financial terms. But the effects of endemic corruption are also directly felt in ways that amount to greater suffering on the ground — as Bosasa’s capture of the Department of Correctional Services illustrates. The impact of St...

At SONA, President Cyril Ramaphosa said this year SA will open up and regulate the commercial use of hemp products, providing opportunities for small-scale farmers. But while the economic-growth potential for commercial cannabis in Africa is huge, there is no State regulatory coherence on cannabis for private use...

With Covid-19, came a flood of new telehealth (virtual consulting) healthcare solutions, exposing more patients to its benefits and features...

We are back with the next summary unpacking the third instalment of the Zondo Commission report, released last week, again with a focus on Bosasa and its irregular contracts and influence on government departments and individuals. Coming under the spotlight in today’s update are the former national commissioner of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) Linda Mti and former CFO Patrick Gillingham, both of whom will have to face investigations under the Prevention and Combating of Cor...

The Zondo Commission has found that the value of crooked contracts given to Bosasa by government departments was at least R2.37bn. And the ANC is deeply implicated in the skulduggery.

Italian shoes, golf clubs, a VW Touareg, aeroplane tickets, hotel accommodation, cash drop-offs, and house renovations worth R417,980.