The National Prosecuting Authority’s Investigative Directive has arrested former Eskom acting CEO Matshela Koko, his wife Mosima Koko, and his stepdaughter Koketso Choma on charges of corruption relating to state capture. The trio is said to have benefited from an irregularly awarded contract worth R2.2-billion.
Read our multi-part unpacking of the South African government’s proposed response to the recommendations of the Zondo commission. In part one we highlight a permanent investigative directorate under the NPA, enhanced asset recovery capabilities, and better whistle-blower protection.
The Special Investigating Unit has laid bare the extent of the incompetence, corruption, and malfeasance that has spread through South Africa’s vehicle and driving licensing system.
South Africa’s Financial Intelligence Centre, in its latest annual report, said it had contributed to the recovery of over R5-billion in criminal proceeds – compared to last year’s R3.3-billion. The organisation attributes its success to partnerships and collaboration, use of technology, and an increase in the use of its intelligence reports – among other reasons.
Law firm Bowmans says that a proposal set out in the amended version of the Zondo commission’s final report is that private sector companies be held criminally liable for failure to prevent corruption.
A report commissioned by Business Leadership South Africa says that the country must act quickly to reform its financial practices in order to limit the disruptive economic fallout of the likely designation.
The Reserve Bank’s attachment on Tuesday of around R4.8-billion worth of property and items belonging to Markus Jooste and his family, will encourage South Africans who have been waiting for justice since the Steinhoff corporate scandal broke in 2017.
The parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Accounts is highly displeased that higher education minister Blade Nzimande has seemingly dragged his heels on handing over the report of a forensic investigation ordered into the operations of the National Skills Fund. Furthermore, the committee dismissed Nzimande’s request that the report remain confidential, saying it was not in the interests of transparency.
A recent spate of arrests and court appearances relating to state capture may give South Africans hope that the machinery of justice is finally beginning to grind into motion.