Trump asks DOJ to probe Jeffrey Epstein dealings with Clinton, JPMorgan

Trump asks DOJ to probe Jeffrey Epstein dealings with Clinton, JPMorgan

President Donald Trump on Friday asked the Department of Justice to investigate relationships between notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and former President Bill Clinton, JPMorgan Chase, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, billionaire tech investor Reid Hoffman, and others. Attorney General Pam Bondi said later Friday that she had appointed Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for…

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Indonesia finds radiation at clove farm in probe sparked by Cesium-137-tainted shrimp and spices in U.S.

Indonesia finds radiation at clove farm in probe sparked by Cesium-137-tainted shrimp and spices in U.S.

Jakarta — Indonesian authorities found traces of radioactivity at a clove farm on Sumatra island, a government spokesperson said Tuesday, as Jakarta expanded an investigation launched after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration detected Cesium-137 contamination of spices from Indonesia. The FDA recently said it had detected the presence of Cesium-137 in a sample of cloves…

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Egyptian authorities probe disappearance of rare 4,000-year-old limestone relief from Saqqara

Egyptian authorities probe disappearance of rare 4,000-year-old limestone relief from Saqqara

Cairo — A rare 4,000-year-old limestone relief has vanished from a tomb in Egypt’s famous Saqqara Necropolis, officials say, in the second major apparent theft of an antiquity in just weeks.  The ancient artwork’s disappearance was reported over the weekend, just more than three weeks after officials confirmed that a golden bracelet stolen from the…

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Parliamentary committee responds to IFMS tender probe

Parliamentary committee responds to IFMS tender probe

The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Public Service has welcomed the expanded scope of the IFMS investigation. The expanded investigation into the integrated financial management system (IFMS) tender is a vital step towards upholding accountability and transparency in the public sector, says the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Public Service. The scope of the Special Investigating Unit’s…

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Sharp focus on IFMS contracts as SITA is added to probe targets

Sharp focus on IFMS contracts as SITA is added to probe targets

The investigation will scrutinise whether contracts were fair, competitive, transparent, equitable, or cost-effective. The beleaguered State IT Agency (SITA) is facing yet another probe, this time over its involvement in National Treasury’s integrated financial management system (IFMS) project. This, as the scope of the Special Investigating Unit’s (SIU’s) investigation of the IFMS tender has been…

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MTN shares tumble on news of US probe

MTN shares tumble on news of US probe

News that MTN Group is facing an investigation by a US department of justice grand jury sent its shares tumbling 9% on Monday, overshadowing results showing it made a half-year profit following a loss a year earlier. The probe is into its conduct and that of its former subsidiary in Afghanistan and an Iranian cellphone…

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