Open Secrets is calling on  the National Prosecuting  Authority (NPA)  to urgently probe alleged  'looted Congolese funds' funneled into SA properties. In 2023, Open Secrets and Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa lodged a complaint with the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) seeking a seizure and forfeiture order against properties believed to have been purchased with corrupt cash by relatives and associates of former DRC president Joseph Kabila. Open Secrets says South African  authorities failed to follow up on the complaint despite efforts to improve money laundering. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Abby May, Investigator at Open Secrets.

<p>Open Secrets is calling on  the National Prosecuting  Authority (NPA)  to urgently probe alleged  'looted Congolese funds' funneled into SA properties. In 2023, Open Secrets and Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa lodged a complaint with the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) seeking a seizure and forfeiture order against properties believed to have been purchased with corrupt cash by relatives and associates of former DRC president Joseph Kabila. Open Secrets says South African  authorities failed to follow up on the complaint despite efforts to improve money laundering. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Abby May, Investigator at Open Secrets.</p>

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