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Smoke and mirrors: Key tobacco players battle it out over commission of inquiry Updated Nokukhanya N Mntambo Share this: The gloves are off for key players in the tobacco industry as the battle for the largest share of the market heats up. Getty Images The Fair-Trade Independent Tobacco Association (Fita) has accused its competitors of dodging accountability over serious allegations levelled against them. This comes after British American Tobacco SA (BATSA) was implicated in a damning report by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project. The report found that the multinational smu...

Embattled ‘maxi-trial’ prosecutor takes on ’Ndrangheta Upcoming television series and book add to Mob courtroom drama underway in Italy Published: February 25th, 2021 - By Larry Henry Nicola Gratteri is the chief prosecutor of the “maxi-trial” underway in Italy. He has armed guards and armored vehicles to protect him from possible attacks by those associated with the 335 trial defendants. Nicola Gratteri has not been to a restaurant in 20 years. The 62-year-old lawyer eats in his office. His home, he says, is a bunker. Armored vehicles an...

A doctor had also discovered that the victim had lesions indicating rape. All members of the family in confinement were tested to determine the origin of the sexually transmitted disease -- the analyses confirmed that only the brother was the carrier of the germs that transmitted the disease. (Getty Images) The defendant reportedly initially denied being a carrier because he did not feel the symptoms. However, a second analysis confirmed that he was a carrier of the sexually transmitted disease. The man was descrubed as violent and narcissistic according to reports and he maintained that the ...

Luxembourg tax scandal may prompt EU action Some €23bn is lost in tax every year globally due to Luxembourg enabling corporate tax abuse and private tax evasion, says NGO Tax Justice Network (Photo: Sven Graeme) Brussels, 9. Feb, 07:03 The European Commission has not ruled out tightening tax loopholes and transparency gaps such as those found in Luxembourg. The comments on Monday (8 February) follow the publication of an investigation disclosing how the Italian mafia, moguls and billionaires continue to park their wealth in the Grand Duchy, along with some 55,000 offshore companies managing...

Chinese businesses and Namibian elites get rich illegally logging rosewood trees 13 January 2021 5:15 PM Share This: Protected ancient rosewood trees are being chopped down in Nambia despite a moratorium on harvesting these prized hardwoods and a ban on trading raw timber. Investigative reporter John Grobler visited the Okavango and Zambezi regions of Namibia, where the illegal felling trade is rampant. Grobler wrote a report for the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and says he did not see a single mature African rosewood tree left standing. He says Chinese-fronted co...