Fresh criminal charges against Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos are politically motivated, a lawyer for the businesswoman has said. Angola’s public prosecutor has charged Ms Dos Santos with 12 crimes, including embezzlement and fraud, reports said. The charges relate to Ms Dos Santos’ time as chair of a state-owned oil firm. Described as Africa’s richest...
AN Angolan billionaire who has been described as Africa’s richest woman has lost a High Court battle to stop her assets being frozen. Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of the former president, is being sued by telecoms firm Unitel.The Angolan company is seeking damages of US$733m arising from financial decisions taken by Dos Santos during...
Isabel dos Santos verloor stryd teen bevriesing van bates Die Angolese miljardêr Isabel dos Santos het vandag haar stryd verloor teen ‘n aansoek om tot 580 miljoen Britse pond, of 13,6 miljard Namibiese dollar van haar bates te bevries in ‘n regsgeding by die Londense hoërhof. Dos Santos – Afrika se eerste vroulike miljardêr, wie...
Huis van Verteenwoordigers skors George Santos Die Republikein George Santos se kort loopbaan in die Amerikaanse Huis van Verteenwoordigers het tot ‘n einde gekom toe medewetgewers gestem het om hom te skors weens kriminele korrupsie-aanklagte en beskuldigings van die wanbesteding van veldtoggeld. Die Huis het 311 teen 114 gestem om die omstrede wetgewer onmiddellik te...