(May 21, 2002) Former chief executive of the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority was convicted yesterday of accepting bribes from some of the world’s best-known contractors including Acres International. A case is currently proceeding against Acres.
UK firms named in Lesotho bribery verdict
(May 21, 2002) Dam project chief given millions to place contracts companies gave millions to dam project official.
Former CEO of US$8B African water project convicted
(May 21, 2002) Canadian company, Acres, denied links to bribery scandal.
Convicted Highlands Water Project chief hospitalized
(May 21, 2002) The former chief executive of the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority, Masupha Sole, convicted in the multi-million rand bribery trial linked to the massive Lesotho Highlands Water Project, has been remanded in custody at a Maseru Hospital.
Crown v. Masupha Ephraim Sole
(May 20, 2002) The full court judgment against Mr. Sole, head of Lesotho Highlands Water Project, convicted of accepting bribes from Acres and 11 other engineering companies and sentenced to 18 years in prison.
Corporate bribery verdict in Lesotho
(May 20, 2002) A former senior official in Lesotho has been found guilty of taking bribes from a consortium of international firms in relation to a highly controversial water development project.
Bribe exposure
(May 20, 2002) A historic decision: a court in Lesotho has convicted an African official of taking bribes from international construction firms.
NGO letter to World Bank re: Bujagali dam
(May 20, 2002) Ugandan and international groups, including Probe International, urge World Bank Directors to make public details of Bujagali hydro deal.
Cayo death toll could be thousands
(May 17, 2002) The geological mapping done by AMEC and presented by BEL and Fortis for the Chalillo dam site is so faulty that the Geology and Petroleum Departments in Belmopan, Belize, have demanded that new mapping be done.
Thailand can do without shady power plant deals
(May 15, 2002) Backroom deals between Egat and private investors should be replaced with rules for competition and public accountability in the power business if the Thai public are to reap any benefit at all, writes Probe International’s Policy Director.
Chalillo dam threatens unique environment
(May 15, 2002) Sharon Matola, the director of the Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center, asks Fortis and Fortis shareholders, Why do this to Belize?
Odious debt
(May 10, 2002) Some argue that sovereign debt incurred without the consent of the people and not for their benefit, such as that of apartheid South Africa, should be considered odious and not transferable to successor governments.
Look her in the eyes – PDF
(May 6, 2002) Message to Fortis shareholders: explain why your company wants to destroy rainforest wildlife. (requires PDF viewer)
From Africa Through Monterrey To Vienna: Seeking An International Treaty On Corruption
(May 1, 2002) A story of a north-south partnership against corruption.
Winners & Sinners
(May 1, 2002) was highlighted as a sinner in a Winners Sinners poll published by the Toronto Environmental Guide 2002.
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