(June 17, 2003) Lesotho High Court Judge Gabriel Mofolo found Lahmeyer, a German engineering company, guilty on seven counts for paying R5.9m in bribes to Lesotho Highlands Development Authority former chief executive Masupha Sole over a six year period.
South African pleads guilty to charges in Lesotho
(June 3, 2003) Jacobus Michiel du Plooy, a South African citizen of Ficksburg in the Free State, pleaded guilty in the Lesotho High Court today to bribery totalling more than $ 1 million related to the Lesotho highlands water project.
Lesotho corruption
(May 19, 2003) A National Public Radio report on the historic foreign aid-related corruption court case unfolding in the remote South African kingdom of Lesotho.
Acres loses appeal on bribery charge in Lesotho
(August 18, 2003) Canadian engineering firm Acres International Ltd. lost an appeal against conviction on a charge of bribery in a high-profile corruption case in Lesotho on Friday – but won its fight against a second graft conviction and had a whopping fine of $4.2-million reduced to $2.8-million.
Ex-water chief must serve 18* years
(April 15, 2003) The Lesotho Court of Appeal on Monday confirmed the conviction of the former head of the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority on 13 counts of receiving bribe money from international contractors and consultants.
Amec challenged over alleged link to African bribery trial
(February 10, 2003) Amec’s promise that its acquisition of Spie will not draw it into a bribery trial in southern Africa has been challenged by the French engineering company’s former owner.
Bribery row mars Amec’s ballot win
(February 6, 2003) A row over bribery allegations yesterday took the shine off shareholder approval for the Amec board to proceed with its full takeover of French construction company SPIE.
Corruption busting
(January 24, 2003) The multibillion-rand Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP), which transfers huge quantities of water from the rugged peaks of the Mountain Kingdom to the industrial heartland of South Africa, has always fitted the current stereotype of large dams – that they are massive, expensive and, environmental campaigners would say, destructive.
Lesotho in bid to stamp-out corruption
(December 19, 2002) The Lesotho government has set-up an anti-corruption department to root-out corruption in that country.
Bribery case: Application dismissed
(December 18, 2002) The Lesotho High Court dismissed three applications on Wednesday brought by the former head of the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority challenging his conviction for multi-million rand bribery and fraud.
A Flood of Disappointment
(December 16, 2002) Despite mountains of scientific studies and millions of dollars invested in high-profile rural development programs, the LHWP has made beggars of displaced Highlands people like Mamolupe Tsalong.
Court suspends bribery fine
(December 13, 2002) The president of the Court of Appeal, Mr Justice Jan Steyn, sitting with two other appeal court judges, allowed suspension of payment of the fine imposed by the Lesotho High Court pending the outcome of an appeal by Acres International against conviction and sentence for bribery.
Court suspends [Acres International] bribery fine
(December 13, 2002) The Court of Appeal of Lesotho has granted an application by the Acres International for the suspension of payment of a R22-million fine imposed on the firm for bribing a senior official of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project.
Ethical guidelines proposed for multinationals
(December 13, 2002) An anti-corruption group, TRACE (Transparent Agents and Contracting Entities) has unveiled a set of guidelines that it says will help reduce corrupt practices by transnational corporations and their agents in the developing world.
PRESS RELEASE Lesotho Court suspends bribery fine for Canadian multinational
(December 12, 2002) Lesotho’s Court of Appeal suspends payment on the landmark US$2.25-million fine levied against Canadian engineering giant, Acres International.
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