06/21/2019
Employer Liability For Misuse Of Private Information By An Employee
The data included names, addresses, phone numbers, national insurance numbers and bank account details of all the employees.
Legal
06/19/2019
67-year-old Nigerian Woman Hacks First Bank Account, Steals N16.2 Million
George Nwosu, the prosecution counsel, said Oluloye committed the alleged offences between last October 16 and December 31, at First Bank’s Agidingbi Branch, Lagos.
06/18/2019
Centurion Law Group announces intention to pursue Public Listing
This represents a natural step for Centurion given the group’s strong market share within the oil & gas sector in sub-Saharan Africa and its increased activity
06/07/2019
FIFA Vice President Detained by the French Police
FIFA confirmed that Ahmad had been detained but said in a statement that it was “unaware of the details surrounding this investigation and is therefore not in a position to make any comment on it specifically.”
06/07/2019
SA billionaire Patrice Motsepe sues Botswana newspaper
It claimed the founder and chairman of African Rainbow Minerals donated money to Dr Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi’s campaign ahead of the decisive elective conference held last month.
06/06/2019
'Nedbank, Regiments fraudulently benefitted from Transnet'
The commission of inquiry into state capture has heard how Gupta-linked fund management company Regiments benefitted from an agreement between Transnet and Nedbank.
06/06/2019
Norton Rose Fulbright Expands African Footprint With Two New Alliances
Norton Rose Fulbright is very active on the continent.
06/05/2019
SARS pension investigation is only the beginning – the four Gordhan issues in the Public Protector’s sights
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan faces a new round of questioning from Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane.
06/04/2019
Jersey recovers $267m from corrupt former Nigerian president
The sum will be held in Jersey while an asset-sharing agreement is struck between the USA, Nigeria and the Island.
06/03/2019
Money Laundering: Jay Jay Okocha Dragged To Court In Scotland 3 Months After Alleged Tax Fraud In Lagos
The Nigerian footballer who appeared in private at Aberdeen Sheriff Court on Friday, faced two charges in thegujma behind-closed-doors hearing.
06/03/2019
Law firm sucked in as fake gold probe intensifies
She allowed the Assets Recovery Agency to freeze the accounts of the firm co-owned by Tom Ayiecko Okundi for three months, after the court was told that the latter is also of questionable character and has previous related cases.
05/31/2019
Nigerians, Others Launder £100bn Dirty Money In UK Annually
National Crime Agency (NCA) disclosed obtained the Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWO) at London’s High Court for three houses in prime locations in the British capital which had been bought for more than 80 million pounds and were held by offshore comp
05/27/2019
National Bank takeover bid hit by legal issues
The commission is required by law to execute each privatisation proposal that the Cabinet has approved.
05/23/2019
Mozambique ex-finance minister should be extradited to U.S.: embassy
South African Justice Minister Michael Masutha, who had to decide where to have Chang extradited following a double request, said on Tuesday he will go to his homeland.
05/21/2019
DCI sleuths in Dubai, Kenya late loan payments, Handshake kills NGOs: Your Breakfast Briefing
The stories making headlines in the Star this morning.
05/21/2019
Zuma’s lawyers push for South Africa graft trial to be dropped
Zuma, 77, is accused of taking bribes from French defence company Thales during his time as a provincial economy minister and later as deputy president of the African National Congress (ANC) in the 1990s.
05/21/2019
Hatstone South Africa advises on major virtual healthcare services deal
It allows for patient treatment without the need for in-person consultation with a healthcare professional and is aimed at medical conditions requiring simple treatment methods.
05/21/2019
Former Credit Suisse banker pleads guilty on Mozambique bribes
Detelina Subeva faced charge in US of conspiracy to help launder money
05/16/2019
Hogan Lovells mining team heads to Eversheds
Beech spent nearly seven years at Hogan Lovells and had a previous stint as head of integrated mining, construction and industry solutions at Webber Wentzel.
05/13/2019
ANC keeps power in South Africa but scandals cost it votes
"Let us now work together, black and white, men and women, young and old to build a South Africa that truly belongs to all that live in it,"