(December 10, 2001) A US attorney is seeking plaintiffs to sue Swiss banks which financed South Africa’s former apartheid regime, a Swiss newspaper said on Sunday.
Lesotho, South Africa, World Bank clash looming over ‘crucial’ corruption case
(December 10, 2001) The Lesotho and South African governments are headed for a clash with the World Bank after the financial institution reneged on a promise to fund the kingdom’s legal costs in a crucial corruption case.
SA and kingdom on collision course with World Bank
(December 9, 2001) The Lesotho and South African governments are headed for a clash with the World Bank after the financial institution decides not to fund the kingdom’s legal costs in a crucial corruption case.
Zimbabwe: broadcast blues
(December 1, 2001) A new act on broadcasting in Zimbabwe, signed into law on April 4 by President Robert Mugabe, represents a carte blanche move to police journalists and control the flow of information.
Defence asks for re-opening of its case
(November 29, 2001) Defence lawyers in the Lesotho bribery trial have applied for the re-opening of their case. Meanwhile, the President of Acres International of Canada stated that his company as a matter of principle did not engage in corrupt business practices.
Britain’s long backhander game
(November 27, 2001) Ministers have tabled a bill allowing prosecution of firms that use bribes to win export orders. Why has it taken years?
Huge protest over large dams in Lesotho
(November 26, 2001) Police attempt to disrupt demonstrations, injuring three.
US lawyer to sue banks linked to apartheid regime
(November 12, 2001) Campaigning New York lawyer Ed Fagan is to sue banks in Europe and the United States on behalf of victims of South Africa’s apartheid regime, it was reported on Sunday.
Defeat of Moi’s anti-corruption bill threatens lending to Kenya
(August 15, 2001) Kenya’s opposition defeated an anticorruption bill yesterday that had been demanded by international donors, saying it was full of loopholes and did not go far enough.
Clock ticking to Sole’s bribery scam
(August 15, 2001) Just six days are left until Swiss banks officials cough out their knowledge about former Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) Chief Executive Masupha Sole’s secret financial accounts.
Accessories to the crimes — Hypocrisy surrounds bribery issue
(July 18, 2001) Most OECD nations already have laws that prohibit the commission of a crime, such as bribery, abroad. Canada does. But there’s never been a single court case brought against a Canadian company. Here’s the rub: We profit from corruption.
World Bank to black-list corrupt companies
(June 28, 2001) A World Bank spokesman in South Africa said the bank would black- list companies that were found guilty of corruption in the LHWP corruption trial.
Lesotho tries to end corruption culture
(June 19, 2001) Multinational companies are about to go on trial in Lesotho accused of paying huge bribes to a local official, a case virtually unprecedented in Africa.
R10,4m bribery trail led to Sole court told
(June 17, 2001) Ephraim Sole, the former chief executive of the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA), rose in Maseru’s high court and pleaded "not guilty" to 16 criminal charges of bribery and two counts of fraud before Judge Brandon Cullinan.
The political economy of public utilities: A study of the Indian power sector
(June 1, 2001) "The projects in Kerala too have become loaded with inflated capital costs. . . . The active presence of SNC-Lavalin in the Kerala power sector even now despite a vigilance case against it is a case in point."
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