March 21
South Sudan: Speaker Mapisa-Nqakula On 'Special Leave' After Corruption Claims Speculation [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Late on Human Rights Day, National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula stepped aside from public office under a cloud of corruption allegations and amid rumours of her… Read more »
South Africa: Steinheist - the Inside Story Behind the Steinhoff Scandal [analysis]
Daily Maverick
The Steinhoff crash wiped more than R200-billion off the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, erased more than half the wealth of tycoon Christo Wiese and knocked the pension funds of… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Bank to Go After Ill-Gotten Money
The Herald
The head of Ethiopia's biggest commercial bank has said that customers who withdrew more money than what was in their accounts because of a glitch cannot "escape" the law. Read more »
March 20
Zimbabwe: Top Prosecutor Appointed Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission Boss
New Zimbabwe
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed prosecutor Michael Reza chairperson of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) with immediate effect. Read more »
South Africa: NPA to Seize Property Belonging to Prasa Fraudster
GroundUp
Former engineering head Daniel Mtimkulu had his salary more than doubled after fraudulently claiming a doctorate and a job offer from a German firm Read more »
South Africa: The Lawyers and Auditors Who Cashed in On Corruption At Prasa
GroundUp
Audit firm to be investigated by regulator Read more »
Zimbabwe: Reza New Zacc Boss, Majome to Head Rights Commission
The Herald
President Mnangagwa has appointed Mr Michael Reza as the new Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) chairperson while former Deputy Minister Ms Fungayi Jessie Majome is now the… Read more »
March 19
South Africa: Minister Explains Visa Memo Rattling Tourists, Industry
allAfrica
Travellers to South Africa and the country's tourism industry were rattled when an internal Department of Home Affairs memo was shared with the media, sparking concern among… Read more »
Tunisia: Interior Ministry Visit - Saïed Calls for Increasing Efforts to Fight All Types of Crimes and Corruption
Tunis Afrique Presse
President of the Republic, Kaïs Saïed, visited the Interior Ministry, on Tuesday, and he met with minister, Kamel Feki as well as with other senior security officials. Read more »
Nigeria: N30trn Ways and Means Probe - How Emefiele Signed Billions of Naira in 13 Places - Panel
Premium Times
"The Committee of Governors ought to be the signatory to the ways and means account, but in the document we have here, the governor (Emefiele) signed billions of naira in about 13… Read more »
South Africa: Ramaphosa Sidesteps Questions On State Capture Inaction After Raid on Speaker Mapisa-Nqakula's Home
Daily Maverick
Any action against ministers and deputy ministers implicated in State Capture would be informed by 'outcomes of the processes undertaken by the relevant entities' with… Read more »
March 17
Nigeria: Budget Padding Saga - Other Senators Now Suspicious of the North, Says Abba Moro [interview]
Vanguard
Senator Abba Moro representing Benue South is the Minority Leader of the Red Chamber. In this interview, Moro says the Senate is facing needless credibility issues following… Read more »