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42 tracked rows · source reconciliation pendingCorruption and asset-recovery cases

Odyssey currently tracks 42 public-record rows. The latest C2 sweep added three newer direct-primary SIU matters, while some legacy rows still cite documented secondary reporting or generic agency landing pages. Row-level primary-source and status reconciliation remains incomplete.

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Checked 11 Aug 2026

Evidence status is dataset-family level. Row-level and field-level source labels still control where they are more specific.

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Gauteng Government Land Fraudulent Transfer

R197 millionCivil proceedingsPreserved / restrainedOfficial primary citation

Gauteng Government Land Fraudulent Transfer is tracked with a matter-specific row value of R197 million in Gauteng. The matter is recorded at the stage of civil proceedings with an asset status of preserved / restrained. Odyssey does not infer that the row value equals the amount frozen, forfeited, recovered or lost unless the cited record says so. The cited matter relates to the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform. The cited source names or links Multiple individuals and private entities to the matter; inclusion here does not independently establish guilt or a final adverse finding.

Record semantics

Tracked row valueR197 million
Amount meaningPreservation value
Amount precisionApproximate amount
Value basisSIU/AFU-stated approximate combined value of frozen assets across two High Court preservation orders (R144 million on 9 September 2022 and R53 million in March 2023 covering Holding 34 Beverley Agricultural Holdings and Portion 296 Farm Zuurfontein 33).
Case stageCivil proceedings
Asset statusPreserved / restrained
Recorded legacy statusAssets Frozen
Recorded date8 March 2023

Matter & assets

Individuals and private entities defrauded the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform by fraudulently transferring government-owned land to private ownership between 2008 and 2022.

Asset / subject descriptionAgricultural holding and farm in Gauteng — Holding 34 Beverley Agricultural Holdings and Portion 296 of Farm Zuurfontein 33
Department / entityDepartment of Rural Development and Land Reform
Court orderHigh Court of South Africa: Gauteng Division, Pretoria — Preservation Orders 2022 and 2023
MappingMapped · Legacy approximate anchor
Location descriptionBeverley Agricultural Holdings and Farm Zuurfontein 33, Gauteng, Gauteng

Named / linked in cited source (1)

Naming/linkage in the cited record does not independently establish guilt or a final adverse finding.

Multiple individuals and private entities

Evidence & provenance

Matter Authority

SIU

Citation publisher

Special Investigating Unit

Citation type: Official primary citation
Verification: Official primary citation
Source checked: 2026-09-22
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Scope & interpretation

Entries summarise cited public records, which can include preservation or forfeiture orders, charges, investigations, judgments and settlements. Statuses are source-bounded; inclusion does not by itself establish criminal guilt or a final finding against a named person or entity.

Tracked row value reflects the value referenced in the cited record. The headline is the arithmetic sum of each tracked row’s matter-specific value. Rows can refer to preserved or forfeited assets, alleged scheme or contract values, repayments, restrained funds or other source-defined amounts. It is not a national corruption total, a recovered-assets total, or a de-duplicated measure of public loss.

Some legacy rows still cite documented secondary sources or generic agency pages rather than a direct case-level primary source. Updated manually — may not reflect the latest case developments.

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Entries summarise cited public records, which can include preservation or forfeiture orders, charges, investigations, judgments and settlements. Statuses are source-bounded; inclusion does not by itself establish criminal guilt or a final finding against a named person or entity. Some legacy rows still cite documented secondary sources or generic agency pages rather than a direct case-level primary source. The headline is the arithmetic sum of each tracked row’s matter-specific value. Rows can refer to preserved or forfeited assets, alleged scheme or contract values, repayments, restrained funds or other source-defined amounts. It is not a national corruption total, a recovered-assets total, or a de-duplicated measure of public loss. Updated manually — may not reflect the latest case developments.