Police say the suspects have sent more than a dozen babies to Singapore for adoption. Police in Indonesia have arrested 12 people after uncovering a human trafficking ring that has sent more than a dozen babies to Singapore for adoption. The West Java police told reporters on Tuesday that the case was discovered after a…
A jury in Australia on Monday found a woman guilty of murdering her estranged husband’s parents and aunt using poisonous mushroom-laced beef Wellington, its verdict capping weeks of courtroom depositions in a case that has gripped the country and made headlines worldwide. Erin Patterson, the convict, had denied the charges, and her defence team had…
Johannesburg — A disturbing pattern is emerging across Africa where courts are being weaponised to silence journalists, with two high-profile cases this week highlighting how the judicial system is being used to punish reporters for simply doing their jobs. In Zimbabwe, veteran editor Faith Zaba remains detained at the notorious Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison alongside…
Jason Lane-Sellers, director of identity and fraud, EMEA, at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. Digital identity and know your customer (KYC) technologies are facing heightened scrutiny as human trafficking continues to rise, generating over $150 billion annually and flooding global financial systems with illicit funds and transactions, according to LexisNexis Risk Solutions. A LexisNexis Risk Solutions study…
Hawken McEwan, director of risk and compliance at nCino KYC Africa. While there is a great deal of work being done behind the scenes to combat financial crime in SA, fintech and legal experts have urged greater collaboration between the public and private sector to tackle money laundering and other forms of fraud committed using…
Hawken McEwan, director of risk and compliance at nCino KYC Africa. South African businesses are under growing pressure to improve financial crime detection as regulators tighten enforcement ahead of the country’s October 2025 deadline to exit the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) greylist. “Red flags are almost always there – but too often missed,” says…
