Crimes, frauds, corruption

[New Era] An irate High Court Acting Judge Kobus Miller yesterday issued a warrant of arrest for Anti-Corruption Commission senior investigator Karel Cloete for failing to show up for his scheduled witness testimony in the tax fraud trial underway in the Windhoek High Court. (AllAfrica)

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -Baptist Prelate Rev. Emmanuel S. Menyor, took the bull by its horn Thursday, March 5, at the funeral ceremony of Liberian Ambassador to Senegal, Mary-Ann Fussong, when he expressed disenchantment over acts of corruption being perpetrated by officials in public offices, calling for a change. (AllAfrica)

[Nation] The United States says an amnesty offered by Kenya in 2018 facilitated the laundering of more than Sh800 billion because the taxman did not have a policy to monitor the inflows. (AllAfrica)

[Nation] The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has flagged suspicious payments linked to the National Youth Service (NYS)-- suggesting that fraudulent payments are still rampant at the agency. (AllAfrica)

[Zimbabwe Independent] Some senior MDC officials are pushing for the arrest of party leader Nelson Chamisa and secretary-general Chalton Hwende over allegations of misappropriating ZW$2 million from party coffers as internal fights in Zimbabwe's biggest opposition party escalate. (AllAfrica)

[The Herald] Harare City Council has come under spotlight over the US$144 million Chinese loan facility following revelations that it gobbled US$37 million on administrative costs and allocated US$55 million for water treatment at Morton Jaffray water works. (AllAfrica)

[Vanguard] Kano State Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission, yesterday, summoned Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II must appear before it over fresh allegation of land racketeering. (AllAfrica)

[Radio Dabanga] Abu Jubeiha -On Tuesday, the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) and resistance committees of Abu Jubeiha locality in South Kordofan, closed the locality's health services office in protest against the transfer of the director of health services to the area of Delling. (AllAfrica)

[Daily Trust] Kano -Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission has insisted that the Emir of Kano, Malam Muhammadu Sanusi ll must appear before it for questioning over alleged land racketeering to the tune of over N1bn. (AllAfrica)

[Daily Trust] Chairman of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission, Barrister Muhuyi Magaji Rimingado, has confirmed that the commission had extended an invitation to Emir of Kano, Malam Muhammadu Sanusi II to appear before it today over allegation of N2.2 billion land scam. (AllAfrica)

[This Day] There is need for independent audits of campaign finances to aid accountability (AllAfrica)

[This Day] The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II has sought for new date to honour the invitation by the Kano State Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission. (AllAfrica)

[Nation] Bribery and corruption-linked fraud has overtaken procurement-related vice to become the fastest growing form of economic crime in Kenya in the last two years, a survey by consultancy PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) said on Wednesday. (AllAfrica)

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] London -Sextortion remains largely hidden as victims often don't report abuse due to stigma (AllAfrica)

[This Day] Human rights and community-based groups in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital on Wednesday called for public support for anti-graft agencies fighting to track down shady public and private officials, a task that has seen some investigators killed or faced with death threats. (AllAfrica)

[Nation] Kisumu residents have accused the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) of failure to effectively prosecute corruption cases. (AllAfrica)

[Observer] -With Asset Recovery Team head, Cllr. Arthur Johnson resigns his post for lack of financial support to his hired international and local investigators (AllAfrica)

[News24Wire] A traffic cop in the Free State was sentenced to pay a R10 000 fine or serve 10 years in prison, wholly suspended for five years. (AllAfrica)

[Daily Maverick] South African public procurement law needs a tougher approach to enforcement to combat corruption. It will have one if it empowers and motivates whistle-blowers. (AllAfrica)

[Nation] For the past two years, the directorates of criminal investigations and public prosecution have become the face of the fight against corruption. Since they were appointed in 2018, Director of Criminal Investigations George Kinoti and Director of Public Prosecution Noordin Haji have waged relentless war on graft, taking several top public officials suspected of the vice to court to face criminal charges. At least the investigations, arrests and prosecutions helped to contain corruption somewhat. (AllAfrica)

[Daily Trust] The Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof. Itse Sagay, has said the Whistleblowing policy of the Federal Government has led to the recovery of N594.09bn in less than three years since it was introduced. (AllAfrica)

[News24Wire] The director general of the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure, advocate Sam Vukela, is among several officials implicated in a forensic investigation report into alleged fraudulent contract management and irregular payments in the planning of state funerals for Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Dr Zola Skweyiya and ambassador Billy Modise. (AllAfrica)

[News24Wire] Fraud charges have been temporarily withdrawn against a 43-year-old man who is under investigation for practising as a doctor without Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA) registration. (AllAfrica)

[New Zimbabwe] MDC legislator for Njube-Lobengula, Gift Banda Tuesday appeared before a Bulawayo magistrate facing fraud charges. (AllAfrica)

[Vanguard] The emergence of online loans accessed through digital platforms of banks and financial technology companies, Fintechs, may have provided new opportunities for bank customers. (AllAfrica)

[SAPS] 31 years old Tshepiso Confidence Ramatlakane, a former Free State traffic officer has been found guilty of corruption by the Phuthaditjhaba Magistrates Court yesterday, 03 March 2020. (AllAfrica)

[Daily Maverick] For the first time in a decade, results from the PwC South Africa 2020 Global Economic Crime and Fraud Survey show a drop in the percentage of respondents who have experienced economic crime. (AllAfrica)

[This Day] Abuja -The authorities of the University of Abuja have released four students of the university to the National Examinations Council (NECO) for prosecution over alleged certificate forgery. (AllAfrica)

[This Day] Abuja -Former Attorney General of the Federation, Prince Adetokunbo Kayode (SAN), has denied news reports alleging his involvement in arms procurement contracts under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). (AllAfrica)

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -The head of the Asset Recovery Team, Cllr. Arthur Johnson has tendered in his resignation to Solicitor General Sayma Syrenius Cephus, citing lack of political will to fight corruption in Liberia. (AllAfrica)

[Nation] The demeanour of Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko - a man who has had a date with the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission twice in the past few days - as a reckless, loose canon and a streetwise leader belies a shrewd political schemer. (AllAfrica)