South Africa: White Collar Crime, Anti-Corruption & Fraud

Major corruption schemes are rarely uncovered through a single piece of evidence, but rather through the accumulation of small, interconnected facts that reveal larger networks of misconduct. This article examines the strategic challenge organisations face when deciding whether to take immediate disciplinary action against an implicated employee or continue monitoring to expose the full extent of a corruption network. It explores how relationship mapping and coordinated investigation approaches can help org

SHEroes Beyond Internal Audit hosted an insightful webinar exploring how organisations can move beyond simply detecting fraud and embrace proactive strategies that prevent fraud before it occurs.

Generative AI tools are creating unprecedented compliance challenges for organisations, from embellished employee grievances to hallucinated content in regulatory filings and sophisticated AI-enabled fraud schemes. As these risks manifest across sectors, companies must urgently assess whether their investigation frameworks and governance protocols can effectively detect and respond to AI-generated content at scale.

When a judge confronts perceived irregularities in settled litigation, how far may the judge go without crossing the line into professional misconduct?

On 24 October 2025, South Africa was officially removed from the Financial Action Task Force ("FATF") greylist, following almost three years of intensive reform efforts...

As the Madlanga Commission reckons with the layers of criminality and political interference that have undermined South Africa's justice system, the country continues to grapple with the urgent challenge...

We have recently been made aware of individuals attempting to impersonate partners of Adams & Adams via email, particularly from the domain adamsafrica.org in an effort to mislead or defraud clients and the public.

On 10 June 2024, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) overturned a High Court decision that had significant ramifications for Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs (ENSAfrica), a leading South African law firm.

The question of who bears the loss suffered as a result of a business email compromise was answered by the Western Cape division of the High Court in the recent judgment of Gripper & Company (Pty) Ltd v Ganedhi.