by i6204 | Feb 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
By Linda Soko Tembo The Zambian government has announced the suspension of the 15% export tax on gemstones and precious stones, just two months after it became effective, sparking widespread debate across the country. Zambia is the second-largest producer of emeralds,...
by i6204 | Feb 16, 2025 | Uncategorized
On 16 October 2020 André Malherbe, an investigator at the South African Reserve Bank’s Financial Surveillance Department, got a phone call from one of the country’s best known alleged money launderers. Ahmed Bhorat, widely known in his rather specialised trade as...
by i6204 | Feb 14, 2025 | Uncategorized
What you need to Know: Falyali’s longtime head of finance, Cemil Önal, told OCCRP that these operations generated at least $80 million each month. (Reporters were unable to independently verify the figure.) Önal said he personally arranged some $15 million in...
by i6204 | Feb 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
What you need to Know: A Ugandan colonel has been arrested in connection with the deal and bribery allegations. Namibian company Satcom denies bribing a Ugandan army official to win a N$3 billion radio contract. Satcom claims no bribery occurred and the deal was never...
by i6204 | Feb 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
In Maseru, the government is scrambling to deal with the fallout of US President Donald Trump’s suspension of funds for vital health prgrammes. Photo: Lschefa, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia. Sechaba Mokhethi About 1,500 health workers, including doctors and nurses, have...
