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

South Africa's Financial Intelligence Centre has released an updated sector risk assessment for legal practitioners ahead of the 2027 FATF mutual evaluation, identifying the profession as highly vulnerable to money laundering and terrorist financing abuse. The draft report highlights significant concerns about low regulatory reporting despite high transaction values, widespread cash use, and questions whether legal practitioners are accurately assessing their own compliance risks. With comments due by 14 Ju

South Africa's removal from the FATF grey list marked a significant achievement, but the country now faces a more demanding phase of scrutiny focused on effective enforcement rather than legislative compliance. The Madlanga Commission's findings on alleged corruption within the criminal justice system present both a stark challenge and an opportunity to demonstrate that the country's anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing frameworks can hold powerful individuals accountable.

When personal information is compromised, insurers face more than a technical problem—they confront a legal and reputational crisis that demands immediate, structured action. Drawing lessons from major South African data breaches including Dis-Chem, Experian, and FlySafair, this analysis examines how insurance organisations can implement effective data breach triage protocols under POPIA to ensure proportionate escalation, preserve evidence, and maintain control when incidents occur.

The first call or letter seldom arrives at a convenient moment. A phone message from a "forensic investigator", an e-mail citing a presidential proclamation, or a request for financial information...

A new corporate criminal offence of ‘failure to prevent fraud' came into effect in the United Kingdom on 1 September 2025. The new offence is found in section 199 of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act, 2023 ("ECCTA").

Visibility is the very currency of social media, yet that visibility also furnishes criminals with the raw material for a fast-growing form of fraud: profile cloning.

Africa has continued to lead the ranks as the region with the highest rate of return on foreign investment. The continent is not only fast in developing its commercial future, but since the turn of the 21st century.

Cybercrime remains rife, despite the efforts to combat it. In a recent court case, the court reaffirmed the legal position as to who bears responsibility for payment...

This article endeavours to transition Justice Zondo's invitation out of the realm of the rhetorical to meaningful engagement.