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A look back at court cases that made headlines in 2023

With the Gqeberha high court officially embarking on a seven-week recess, with only urgent matters being dealt with, Weekend Post looks back at some of the headline-making stories which shocked the public.

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Blow for Asset Forfeiture Unit in IPTS judgment

The Asset Forfeiture Unit was dealt a heavy blow on Tuesday after the Gqeberha high court discharged a provisional restraint order against properties owned by various entities linked to a host of businesspeople embroiled in a multimillion-rand fraud and racketeering case.

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Second state witness testifies in Bay IPTS fraud trial

Large sums of money meant for the good of Nelson Mandela Bay residents, through the R298m injected into the Bay’s beleaguered Integrated Public Transport System, was siphoned off within a single financial year.

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IPTS fraud and racketeering trial postponed to October

The multimillion-rand fraud and racketeering trial involving Nelson Mandela Bay businesspeople, high-ranking officials and politicians accused of siphoning off money meant for the Integrated Public Transport System (IPTS) will return to the Gqeberha high court in five months.

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Irregular payments highlighted in IPTS fraud and racketeering trial

In less than a month, more than R8m, meant to be used for the beleaguered Integrated Public Transport System, was paid into one of the business accounts of Fareed Fakir.

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Court hears IPTS contracts awarded without proper approval

Tenders continued to be awarded despite the municipal manager’s disapproval and the bid committee not being in agreement with the appointment of some service providers during the pilot phase of Nelson Mandela Bay’s beleaguered Integrated Public Transport System (IPTS).

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How state connected the dots in IPTS fraud case

An investigation initiated by the National Treasury into how much had been paid to the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality for the implementation of the Integrated Public Transport System (IPTS) is what led to forensic investigators uncovering an alleged scheme by high-ranking officials, municipal employees and business people.

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IPTS fraud trial off to rocky start

Volumes of exhibits, including nine lever-arch files containing bank statements of those allegedly involved in the multimillion-rand Integrated Public Transport System (IPTS) fraud case, set the tone for proceedings in the high court on Monday.

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State guns for Le Roux brothers' company shares

Not only brothers in name, they were also brothers in arms in business in an alleged “well-oiled” machine set up to pilfer millions of rand meant to be used for the Bay’s beleaguered Integrated Public Transport System (IPTS).

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Accused plead not guilty as IPTS fraud trial finally kicks off

“Not guilty” were the words uttered in succession by the men and women accused of siphoning off millions of rand meant for Nelson Mandela Bay’s now defunct Integrated Public Transport System (IPTS) as they were asked to plead to the charges on Tuesday.

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