THE NEW REGIME OF LOOTERS: KLEPTOCRACY, CROSS-BORDER CRIME & PRESIDENTIAL IMPUNITY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA

THE NEW REGIME OF LOOTERS: KLEPTOCRACY, CROSS-BORDER CRIME & PRESIDENTIAL IMPUNITY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA

Paul Boagert In a chilling turn of continental politics, organised crime has taken a distinctly presidential character in Southern Africa. Cross-border syndicates now thrive not despite the state but because of it. The long arms of state-sanctioned criminality stretch from Harare to Pretoria, lubricated by political complicity, military collusion, and the steady erosion of conscience from governance. In South Africa, General Nhlanhla Lucky Mkhwa…

South Africa seizes assets of Marry Mubaiwa in landmark cross-border crime ruling - Zimbabwe News Now

HARARE – The High Court of South Africa in Pretoria has granted a forfeiture order against luxury assets belonging to Marry Mubaiwa, the ex-wife of Zimbabwe’s Vice President Constantino Chiwenga. The ruling was handed down by Justice JJ Strijdom on December 5, 2022, but was only announced by Zimbabwe’s National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) on Monday. The NPA hailed the judgement which it said highlights a growing resolve to tackle cross-border fi…