Squires to consider request for Shaik assets 2006-01-19 08:02:49
Judge Hilary Squires is to hand down written judgment after hearing an application by the Asset Forfeiture Unit to seize R34-million assets belonging to Schabir Shaik.Full Story...
State wants R34m in Shaik assets 2006-01-18 07:51:18
The government has asked the Durban High Court to seize R34-million in assets from convicted fraudster Shabir Shaik.Full Story...
R28,8m Shaik assets 'not enough' 2006-01-18 01:54:08
The court-appointed curator in Schabir Shaik's asset forfeiture case has preserved assets valued at R28,8-million belonging to him, but the state wants more.Full Story...
Shaik not yet 'home and dry' on appeal bid 2005-11-18 06:57:33
Durban businessman Schabir Shaik is not yet home and dry with his application for leave to appeal against a corruption charge he was convicted on earlier this year, according to legal expert Tom Coetzee.Full Story...
State has moved goalposts - Shaik brothers 2005-11-17 01:51:00
Convicted fraudster Schabir Shaik's brothers believe that he is being pursued by the state for acts allegedly committed by former deputy president Jacob Zuma.Full Story...
NPA mum on seizure of Shaik assets 2005-11-16 08:44:25
The National Prosecuting Authority has refused to say what will come of its efforts to seize R30-million of Durban businessman Schabir Shaik's assets now that he has been granted leave to appeal against his corruption conviction.Full Story...
Shaik is grateful for another day in court 2005-11-15 09:59:32
Durban businessman Schabir Shaik is very pleased that he has been granted leave to appeal against one of his corruption convictions and is reportedly looking forward to his next court date.Full Story...
NPA mulls options after Shaik appeal decision 2005-11-15 09:00:23
National Prosecuting Authority officials have yet to establish how Durban businessman Schabir Shaik's latest application for leave to appeal will affect their plans to seize R30-million of his assets.Full Story...
Shaik may appeal his corruption conviction 2005-11-15 15:46:27
The Supreme Court of Appeal has granted Durban businessman Schabir Shaik leave to appeal against one of his corruption convictions.Full Story...
Shaik hearing may be put on hold 2005-11-14 06:27:55
A confiscation hearing in which the Asset Forfeiture Unit is to apply to have R30-million of Schabir Shaik's assets forfeited to the state as proceeds of crime is not expected not to go ahead on schedule.Full Story...
Shaik wants to help poor after his pilgrimage 2005-11-08 05:52:08
If the state, which has temporary control of R30-million in assets of his company Nkobi Holdings, released it, Schabir Shaik said that he would donate a portion of it to charity.Full Story...
Mo keeps the Shaik flag flying 2005-10-23 10:10:13
Plans are afoot for Durban businessman Schabir Shaik to soon sell his stake in Nkobi Holdings, the company at the centre of the Shaik-Zuma corruption scandal, according to his brother Rieaz "Mo" Shaik.Full Story...
Shaik may travel for Ramadan pilgrimage 2005-09-30 00:54:03
Durban businessman Schabir Shaik has been granted permission to travel to Mecca for his Ramadan pilgrimage. He is currently out on bail pending his appeal against his fraud and corruption sentence earlier this year.Full Story...
Shaik permitted to go on pilgrimage 2005-09-29 08:21:15
The Durban High Court has granted an appeal by Schabir Shaik to leave the country to go on a mini-Haj during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.Full Story...
KZN magistrate seeks action against Ngcuka 2005-09-09 07:28:17
Pietermaritzburg magistrate Ashwin Singh is trying to force the state to act on criminal charges he instituted against the former national director of public prosecutions, Bulelani Ngcuka, in 2003.Full Story...
Shaik hands in 500-page petition to court 2005-08-30 10:33:38
Fraud and corruption convict Schabir Shaik has taken his fight to stay out of prison to the Bloemfontein Supreme Court of Appeal.Full Story...
Shaik meets application deadline for appeal 2005-08-29 08:22:38
Convicted fraudster Schabir Shaik has lodged his application for leave to appeal in the Durban High Court against his main corruption conviction, beating his 21-day deadline with hours to spare.Full Story...
Did the Scorpions get what they came for? 2005-08-18 06:47:50
Jacob Zuma was seen accompanying the Scorpions as they walked through the garden to the back of his house in Johannesburg. Then the elite police unit was seen speeding off with two computer hard drives wrapped in green plastic and two boxes filled with papers and notes.Full Story...
Zuma's lawyer unclear about reasons for raid 2005-08-18 03:16:54
Former deputy president Jacob Zuma's attorney Michael Hulley has confirmed that the elite policing unit, the Scorpions, has searched both his offices in Durban and Zuma's residence in Johannesburg, but said that he was not aware of the purpose of this raid.Full Story...
Dream of a side to Spur Premier revival 2005-08-13 01:59:24
Pompey away, Boro at home, Rovers away... it's a soft start and with Defoe staying and Davids joining, a young team and a smart manager maybe, just maybe, writes Mike Wills, this could be Spurs' year.Full Story...
Shaik only has one option left 2005-07-31 23:45:26
The only thing standing between Durban businessman Schabir Shaik and a 15-year jail sentence is the president of the Supreme Court of Appeals, writes Tania Broughton.Full Story...
Shaik set for Supreme Court appeal action 2005-07-29 06:40:13
Durban businessman Schabir Shaik evaded prison this week when he was partly successful in securing an appeal against his corruption and fraud convictions.Full Story...
Shaik granted leave to appeal 2005-07-29 04:58:13
Durban businessman Schabir Shaik has been given leave for a Supreme Court of Appeal against one of two corruption convictions and one of fraud.Full Story...
Shaik could be faced with a tough choice 2005-07-27 11:35:09
Durban businessman Schabir Shaik could face the choice of going straight to jail rather than pursuing other avenues of appeal against his fraud and corruption conviction in the city's high court, writes Mariette le Roux.Full Story...
Countdown begins for Shaik 2005-07-27 00:38:59
It will be a tense few days for Schabir Shaik as he waits for when Durban High Court Judge Hilary Squires will announce whether he will give him leave to appeal against his corruption and fraud convictions and 15-year jail sentence.Full Story...
Shaik will hear his fate in 72 hours 2005-07-26 09:18:55
Judge Hilary Squires will hand down judgment regarding Durban businessman Schabir Shaik's appeal against his 15-year fraud sentence at the end of the week.Full Story...
Shaik sentence was inappropriate, says lawyer 2005-07-26 07:04:01
The 15-year sentence for alleged corrupt payments made to former deputy president Jacob Zuma was "shockingly inappropriate", the defence has argued during Durban businessman Schabir Shaik's appeal bid in the city's high court.Full Story...
Court made a mistake, says Shaik defence 2005-07-26 05:31:42
Defence advocate Francois van Zyl has accused Judge Hilary Squires of erring in finding that Jacob Zuma was influenced by any of Schabir Shaik's payments to further the businessman's interests.Full Story...
'Shaik gave benefits for political prestige' 2005-07-26 05:23:33
The defence team for convicted Durban fraudster Schabir Shaik has said that it isn't an offence to give benefits to a person in order to use his or her political prestige.Full Story...
Shaik at court to appeal his sentence 2005-07-26 03:31:48
Schabir Shaik, who was convicted on charges arising from a "generally corrupt relationship" with former Deputy President Jacob Zuma, has appeared in good spirits as he arrived at the Durban High Court to seek leave to appeal.Full Story...
Shaik applies for leave to appeal 2005-07-25 08:38:50
Durban businessman Schabir Shaik returns to court this week for his application for leave to appeal against his conviction and jail sentence for fraud and corruption.Full Story...
Shaik back in court 2005-07-24 05:36:17
It will mean the end of the road for Durban businessman Schabir Shaik if he loses his application, which starts this week, for leave to appeal his fraud and corruption convictions.Full Story...
Charges against Shaik dropped 2005-06-28 16:52:51
Charges brought against businessman Schabir Shaik relating to the illegal possession of documents have been dropped in the Durban regional court.Full Story...
Zuma may join leaders who have lost their way 2005-06-14 14:04:28
As Deputy President Jacob Zuma awaits President Thabo Mbeki's decision on his fate, other former ANC leading lights will no doubt be remembering their own falls from grace...Full Story...
Zuma axed 2005-06-14 07:28:38
Deputy President Jacob Zuma has been dismissed by President Thabo Mbeki - a move he will explain in parliament this afternoon.Full Story...
Mbeki to address MPs about Shaik judgment 2005-06-13 16:18:43
President Thabo Mbeki has asked the secretary of parliament to arrange for a joint sitting this week. But whether he will discuss the Schabir Shaik case in general, or make a decision about the future of his second-in-command, Jacob Zuma, remains to be seen...Full Story...
UDM slams ANC women for supporting Zuma 2005-06-13 14:46:53
The United Democratic Movement's Women's League has criticised the African National Congress's Women's League for its support of Deputy President Jacob Zuma.Full Story...
Will Mbeki do 'the right thing'? 2005-06-13 07:46:23
President Thabo Mbeki is expected to meet with his deputy Jacob Zuma in Johannesburg before what senior African National Congress sources predict to be Zuma's dismissal.Full Story...
Shaik could lose seat on gravy train 2005-06-12 10:12:48
The leader of the prosecution team that nailed Durban businessman Schabir Shaik has rejected accusations that it has been a pawn in a political game.Full Story...
'Speaker is protecting Zuma' 2005-06-11 12:15:00
A "cynical and disingenuous move" - that's how Democratic Alliance chief whip Douglas Gibson decribes the refusal by parliamentary speaker Baleka Mbete to allow a motion of no confidence in Deputy President Jacob Zuma.Full Story...
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