JGL Forensics
Where Business & Integrity Meet
JGL Forensic Services is an internationally recognised forensic services company helping businesses and government departments develop ethical, sustainable practices so that together we build a country we are all proud of.
As your Business Compass, we embody Integrity, Professionalism and Quality.
Episodes
5 days ago
5 days ago
Africa is a continent beset by poverty and disease. It should come as no surprise, then, that it’s also the continent with one of the highest incidences of counterfeit pharmaceutical use in the world. Because when you or someone in your family is ill, and you can’t afford, or don’t have access to, legitimate medication, choosing all-too-readily-available fake drugs is very often your only option.
It’s also so often a tragic one.
Friday Nov 08, 2024
Friday Nov 08, 2024
Tito Mboweni was one of South Africa’s most respected politicians and a hugely influential economic policymaker. He was responsible for several significant economic and labour reforms.
Friday Nov 01, 2024
Friday Nov 01, 2024
Willem Heath's son, Marius, reflected on the many tributes that have poured in for his late father.
“Being a pioneer in [our] government’s anti-corruption architecture and in the early life of our democracy…being the peoples’ judge. That is one of the most beautiful things ever bestowed upon him,” he said. “My father would have been greatly humbled by the recognition.”
Monday Oct 28, 2024
Monday Oct 28, 2024
Robbed of their childhoods and forced into child labour, children are unwilling warriors in the fight against generational poverty. Almost a third of African children are physically and mentally underdeveloped. In Sub-Saharan Africa, one in 11 children will die before their 5th birthday.
Monday Oct 28, 2024
Monday Oct 28, 2024
One and a half TRILLION Rand. That’s how much South Africa lost to corruption in just five years, from 2014 to 2019.
And yet, as eye-watering as that figure is, it’s only the proverbial tip of the ship-sinking iceberg formed by corruption, “irregular expenditure,” theft and general mismanagement.
Monday Oct 28, 2024
Monday Oct 28, 2024
Picture a nation where criminals operate with near impunity, where sophisticated syndicates extort millions through kidnappings, and where the guardians of justice are overwhelmed and underfunded. This isn't the plot of a crime novel; it's the reality facing South Africa today.
Experts paint a stark picture: South Africa has exceptionally low conviction rates for even the most heinous violent crimes.
Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
Is it just me or is anyone else more than a little dizzy from the eternal going-round-in-circles mode of doing business that Eskom seems bent on clinging to?
Eskom must be one of the only businesses in the world that wants you to use less of its product and then whinges when you do.
Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
South Africa’s recent history – particularly since 1994 – has been shaped by the vision, hard work and passion of many committed individuals. Our Public Enterprises and former Finance Minister, Pravin Gordhan, was one such person. His recent passing, just months after his retirement at the end of May, has left our entire country – and, I would venture to guess, many others throughout the rest of the world - supremely saddened.
Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
August 23, 2024, marked a sinister milestone: Three years since Gauteng Department of Health whistle-blower Babita Deokaran was assassinated, shot multiple times as she arrived home after dropping her daughter at school.
At the time, she had red-flagged “possibly fraudulent transactions” at Tembisa Hospital amounting to around R850 million.
Monday Sep 16, 2024
Monday Sep 16, 2024
Never let a good crisis go to waste, isn’t that what they say? Since 1994, democratic South Africa has been trying to systematically address the countless social and economic consequences of Apartheid. In many communities, success in these areas is evident – there is a growing black middle class, increased employment, and vastly improved provision of services and housing to millions of people.