South Africa’s parliament speaker resigned on Wednesday and relinquished her seat in the legislature over allegations of corruption, a day after she lost a bid in court that would block her arrest. Prosecutors last week said they intend to charge Speaker Nosiviwe
A special investigations unit in South Africa conducted a search at the home of Speaker of Parliament Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. Law enforcement seized evidence related to accusations of bribery during her time as defense minister. The search and seizure operation, which lasted more
The former chairman of the Bank of China, Liu Liange, has been indicted on bribery charges as part of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign. Liu is accused of exploiting his positions at the Bank of China and the Export-Import Bank of
Haruyuki Takahashi, a former Tokyo Olympics organizing committee member, appeared in court on Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to charges of accepting bribes related to the Tokyo Games. Takahashi allegedly accepted approximately $1.4 million in exchange for Olympic contracts for the 2021
A former Albanian environment minister, seven other officials and four businessmen were sentenced Monday to prison terms in connection with bribery over a contract to build an incinerator in western Albania, court officials said. The Special Court on Corruption and Organized Crime
Nigeria is known to have one of the most corrupt political systems in the world and many Nigerians who get rich choose to go to the United Kingdom. Former Nigerian oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke was charged with bribery by British police. They
The head of Slovakia’s central bank, who is a member of the European Central Bank committee that decides monetary policy for 20 countries, said Monday he won’t step down despite bribery charges against him. Peter Kazimir is accused of paying a bribe
Indian authorities have launched an inquiry into an allegation that a local pharmaceutical regulator, in return for a bribe, helped switch samples of cough syrups that the World Health Organization (WHO) had linked to the deaths of children in Gambia before the
The former president of the International Biathlon Union has been indicted in his home country of Norway after accusations he took bribes, authorities said Monday. Anders Besseberg was president of the sport’s governing body for more than 20 years before stepping down in
The head of Slovakia’s central bank, who is a member of the European Central Bank committee that decides monetary policy for 20 countries, was convicted Thursday of bribery and fined $110,000. The country’s Special Criminal Court handed National Bank of Slovakia Gov.