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Welcome to the Webpage of the Organised Crime and Money Laundering Programme, ISS Cape Town Office


The Organised Crime and Money Laundering Programme studies criminal business in Africa, particularly organized crime, money laundering and the funding of terrorist activities, in order to advise and support institutions of government and parliaments, the private sector and other interested parties on policies and measures to reduce the incidence of these forms of crime.


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  • 05 Feb 2009: ISS Today: Syndicated Crime Continues to Challenge Southern Africa

  • 20 Jan 2009: ISS Today: Tracking Proceeds of Crime in Uganda, Malawi and Zimbabwe

  • 24 Oct 2008: Forfeiture of Property as an Effective Way to Fight Organized Crime in South Africa

  • 16 Oct 2008: ISS Seminar, Nairobi: Money Laundering in East Africa

  •   29 Sep 2008: ISS Seminar, Cape Town: The Mafia, Diamonds, Uranium and the Political Elite: An Investigation Into Organised Crime Activities: Interview with John Grobler, Journalist  (podcast)

  • 29 Sep 2008: ISS Seminar, Cape Town: The Mafia, Diamonds, Uranium and the Political Elite: An Investigation Into Organised Crime Activities in Namibia

  • 28 Jul 2008: ISS Today: Mobile Banking And The Threat Of Money Laundering

  • 17 Jul 2008: ISS Today: Violent Politics In Zimbabwe - Watering The Seeds Of Organised Crime In The Region

  • 16 Jul 2008: ISS Seminar, Cape Town: What Does the Future Hold for the Investigation and Prosecution of Organised Crime in South Africa?

  • 05 May 2008: ISS Today: An Expensive Tax Battle Rages in South Africa

  • 18 Mar 2008: ISS Today: Politics, Corruption and Money Laundering in Tanzania – An Unholy Trinity

  • 14 Mar 2008: ISS Today: The Complex Context of Cattle Rustling

  • 05 Mar 2008: ISS Today: Tax Fraud and Money Laundering Today – Lessons From Germany?

  • By Invitation Only:  21 Feb 2008: ISS Money Laundering Research Meeting, Johannesburg

  • 04 Dec 2007: ISS Today: Drug Busts – Just the Tip of the Iceberg

  • 28 Nov 2007: ISS Conference, Windhoek: Tackling Money Laundering in Namibia: The Challenges, The Will and The Way(s), 28-29 November 2007

  • 13 Nov 2007: ISS Today: Smart Business or Money Laundering?

  • 05 Oct 2007: ISS Today: Police on Trial at Kenyan Public Hearings on Security

  • 01 Oct 2007: ISS Paper 152: Fighting Money Laundering. The Challenges in Africa, Humphrey P B Moshi

  • 17 Sep 2007: UNODC Stolen Asset Recovery (StAR) Initiative: Challenges, Opportunities, and Action Plan  (PDF 545kb)

  • 11 Sep 2007: ISS Today: Putting the Cart Before the Horse - Observations on Some Recent Southern African Initiatives Against Human Trafficking

  • 20 Jun 2007: ISS Today: Disturbing Trends In The Illicit Abalone Trade

  • 30 May 2007: ISS Today: Piracy in Somali Waters Hits Food Aid

  • 09 May 2007: ISS Today: International Drug Traffickers Rising In Uganda

  • 01 May 2007: Monograph No 133: The Theft of Precious Metals from South African Mines and Refineries, by Ben Coetzee and Riana Horn

  • 01 May 2007: Monograph No 132: Confronting the Proceeds of Crime in Southern Africa: An Introspection, Edited by Charles Goredema

  • 04 Apr 2007: ISS Today: South Africa: Pro Sano Medical Aid Scheme – Negligence or Plunder?

  • 10 Jan 2007: ISS Today: Economic Crime – Some Developments in 2006

  • 01 Dec 2006: Organised Crime - A Study From The Cape Flats, André Standing

  • 29 Nov 2006: ISS Today: Experts Warn of Piracy Threat to South African Waters

  • 28 Nov 2006: ISS Today: All-out Drug War in Western Cape

  • 15 Nov 2006: ISS Seminar, Dar es Salaam: Tackling Money Laundering in Africa: An Introspection, 15-17 November 2006

  • 08 Nov 2006: ISS Seminar, Cape Town: The Fight Against Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing: A US Perspective

  • 06 Oct 2006: Money Laundering Survey in East and Southern Africa – January to June 2006, Charles Goredema  (PDF 211kb)

  • 06 Oct 2006: ISS Today: Fugitives and the Western Cape

  • 01 Oct 2006: WILL THE SCORPION STILL STING? The Future of the Directorate of Special Operations, Prince Mashele  (SACQ no 17)

  • 22 Sep 2006: ISS Today: Organised Crime in Zimbabwe on the Rise

  • 08 Sep 2006: ISS Today: Tax Evasion Scam in Kenya

  • 25 Aug 2006: ISS Today: Spotlight on Muslim Charities

  • 07 Aug 2006: ISS Today: Zimbabwe: More Money, More Problems?

  • 30 Jun 2006: ISS Today: USA: Treasury Secretly Tries to Track Terror Financing

  • 02 Jun 2006: Monograph No 124: Money Laundering Experiences, Edited by Charles Goredema

  • 24 Apr 2006: ISS Seminar, Gaborone: Money Laundering in East and Southern Africa, 24-26 April 2006  (no web data on this event)

  • 30 Mar 2006: Workshop Report: Money Laundering for Accountants in Malawi  (PDF)

  • 27 Mar 2006: ISS Workshop, Blantyre and Lilongwe: Money Laundering Control for Accountants, 27-30 March 2006

  • Trends and Markers:  01 Dec 2005: Signatories to the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organised Crime  (ASR vol 14 no 4)

  • Feature:  01 Dec 2005: Organised Crime in West Africa, Gail Wannenburg  (ASR vol 14 no 4)

  • Commentary:  01 Dec 2005: Organised Crime and Corruption: Fighting the Problem Within the NEPAD Framework, Mpho Mashaba  (ASR vol 14 no 4)

  • Essay:  01 Dec 2005: Money in Southern African Politics, Andile Sokomani  (ASR vol 14 no 4)

  • Feature:  01 Dec 2005: Measuring Money Laundering in Southern Africa, Charles Goredema  (ASR vol 14 no 4)

  • Commentary:  01 Dec 2005: Financial Intelligence Units: Confidentiality Versus Accountability?, Nomzi Gwintsa  (ASR vol 14 no 4)

  • Editorial:  01 Dec 2005: Crime and Development, A Contentious Nexus?, Annette Hűbschle  (ASR vol 14 no 4)

  • Feature:  01 Dec 2005: Asset Recovery: Repatriating Africa’s Looted Billions, Daniel Scher  (ASR vol 14 no 4)

  • 06 Oct 2005: Report: Anti-Money Laundering Capacity Building: ISS / Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Workshop, Harare, 27 September - 6 October 2005  (PDF 116kb)

  • 01 Sep 2005: ISS Paper 117: The Goldenberg conspiracy, The Game of Paper Gold, Money and Power, Peter Warutere

  • 16 Nov 2004: Report of Workshop for Stakeholders on the Ratification and Implementation of the Palermo Convention, Lusaka  (PDF 40kb)

  • 01 Oct 2004: Monograph No 108: Tackling Money Laundering in East and Southern Africa. An Overview of Capacity, Volume Two, Edited by Charles Goredema

  • 01 Oct 2004: Monograph No 107: Tackling Money Laundering in East and Southern Africa. An Overview of Capacity, Volume One, Edited by Charles Goredema

  • 01 Oct 2004: ISS Paper 92: Money Laundering in Southern Africa Incidence, Magnitude and Prospects for its Control, Charles Goredema

  • 11 May 2004: ISS Seminar, Pretoria: Human Trafficking: International and Local Perspectives on the Problem and its Solution

  • 01 Dec 2003: Monograph No 90: Profiling Money Laundering in Eastern and Southern Africa, Charles Goredema

  • 13 Nov 2003: ISS Seminar: Policing the Ports: Border Control in South Africa Pretoria

  • 23 Oct 2003: Anti-Money Laundering Strategies and Counter-Measures with Particular Regard to Drug Control. Report of the SADC / ESAAMLG / UNODC / ISS Regional Conference, Benoni, 21-23 October 2003  (PDF)

  • 01 Oct 2003: Monograph No 89: Penetrating State and Business. Organised Crime in Southern Africa, Volume Two, edited by Peter Gastrow

  • 01 Oct 2003: Monograph No 86: Penetrating State and Business. Organised Crime in Southern Africa, Volume One, edited by Peter Gastrow

  • 01 Oct 2003: Mind-Blowing: The Cannabis Trade in Southern Africa, Peter Gastrow  (PDF 314kb)

  • 01 Jun 2003: ISS Paper 74: The Social Contradictions of Organised Crime on the Cape Flats, André Standing

  • 01 May 2003: ISS Paper 73: The Role of Auditors: Research into Organised Crime and Money Laundering, André Standing and Hennie van Vuuren

  • 01 Apr 2003: ISS Paper 69: Money Laundering in East and Southern Africa: An Overview of the Threat, Charles Goredema

  • 01 Feb 2003: Monograph No 77: Rival Views of Organised Crime, André Standing

  • 11 Dec 2002: Trafficking in Persons: International and Local Perspectives on the Problem and its Solution

  • 01 Sep 2002: Money Laundering in South Africa, Louis de Koker (ISS Project Paper)  (PDF 173kb)

  • 14 Aug 2002: Money Laundering in East and Southern Africa. Paper Presented at the Fourth Meeting of the Task Force of Senior Officials of ESAAMLG, Swaziland, 14 August 2002  (PDF)

  • 19 Apr 2002: Mozambique: Threats Posed by the Penetration of Criminal Networks. ISS Seminar on Organised Crime, Corruption and Governance in the SADC Region, Pretoria, 18-19 April 2002  (PDF)

  • 01 Aug 2001: Monograph No 60: Organised Crime in the SADC Region, Police Perceptions, Peter Gastrow

  • 01 Jun 2001: Monograph No 56: Organised Crime in Southern Africa Assessing Legislation, Edited by Charles Goredema

  • 01 Feb 2001: ISS Paper 48: Triad Societies and Chinese Organised Crime in South Africa, Peter Gastrow

  • 01 Jan 2001: Monograph No 51: Clean Money, Suspect Source, Turning Organised Crime Against Itself, By Pieter Smit

  • 01 Aug 1998: Monograph 28: Organised Crime in South Africa - An Assessment of its Nature and Origins, By Peter Gastrow

  • 01 Jan 1998: ISS Paper 28: Organised Crime in Post-Apartheid South Africa, Mark Shaw

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