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Lesotho - Companies

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Lesotho - Resources

Title Publication Date Subject(s) Publisher
No investigation into UK company over alleged corruption in Lesotho - Case against Mott MacDonald's conduct in a hydroelectric project dropped by SFO  7 November 2008 Bribery Allegations,
Corruption and Bribery   		The Guardian 
Police drop Lesotho bribery probe  6 November 2008 Bribery Allegations,
Corruption and Bribery   		BBC News 
Eskom promotes corruption  18 February 2008 Corruption and Bribery,
Debarring,
Public Procurement,
Public Procurement   		Money Web 
DA says shortlisting of corruption-tainted consultancy raises governance concerns  18 February 2008 Corruption and Bribery,
Debarring,
Public Procurement   		Business Report 
Bank Bars Company for Years-Old Bribery Scandal  31 January 2008 Corruption and Bribery,
Debarring,
Public Procurement   		AllAfrica.com 
Lesotho graft probe 'undecided'  6 December 2007 Bribery Investigations,
Corruption and Bribery   		BBC 
Lesotho graft probe 'undecided'  6 December 2007 Bribery Allegations,
Bribery Investigations,
Corruption and Bribery   		BBC News 
Judicial Corruption Continues To Plague the World, Report Says  6 June 2007 Corruption and Bribery,
Networks   		USINFO 
Top Lesotho water boss charged  12 February 2006 Bribery Investigations,
Corruption and Bribery   		Sunday Times 
Acres and acres of graft  24 September 2004 Corruption and Bribery   The Globe and Mail 
U.S. Senate corruption inquiry demands tougher measures to stop misuse of development funds  2 August 2004 Bribery Allegations,
Corruption and Bribery   		CIOB 
World Bank gives Acres three-year debarment as company sells out to Canadian partner  27 July 2004 Bribery Convictions,
Corruption and Bribery,
Debarring,
Public Procurement,
Public Procurement   		CIOB 
World Bank bars Canada's Acres for corruption  23 July 2004 Corruption and Bribery,
Debarring,
Public Procurement   		Reuters 
Statement by Patricia Adams to the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations by Patricia Adams, Executive Director, Probe International  25 May 2004 Corruption and Bribery,
Public Procurement   		Odious Debts 
World Bank corruption inquiry may blacklist firm  16 April 2004 Bribery Convictions,
Debarring,
Public Procurement,
Public Procurement   		The Guardian 
German firm faces possible blacklisting: World Bank ponders sanctions against Lahmeyer in Lesotho corruption case  13 April 2004 Bribery Convictions,
Corruption and Bribery,
Debarring,
Public Procurement,
Public Procurement   		Globe and Mail 
World Bank statement on Lesotho Court of Appeals ruling  13 April 2004 Bribery Convictions,
Corruption and Bribery,
Public Procurement   		M2 PRESSWIRE 
Stop bribing poor nations, judges demand  11 April 2004 Bribery Convictions,
Corruption and Bribery   		Sunday Times, Zambia 
Lesotho judge ups fine for dam bribery  11 April 2004 Bribery Allegations,
Bribery Convictions,
Corruption and Bribery   		Business Report 
Lesotho remains firm against corruption despite lack of funding help from EU or World Bank  2 April 2004 Bribery Convictions,
Bribery Investigations,
Corruption and Bribery   		CIOB 
Activists Prod World Bank on Canadian Corruption Case  23 March 2004 Bribery Convictions,
Corruption and Bribery   		Odious Debts 
Crooked company snubs Lesotho  21 March 2004 Bribery Convictions,
Corruption and Bribery   		Business Report 
AMEC challenged over bribery cover-up at EGM  4 February 2004 Bribery Allegations,
Corruption and Bribery   		Friends of the Earth 
EDC is fighting corruption  12 January 2004   Financial Post 
Lesotho to prosecute third company for bribery  28 August 2003 Bribery Investigations,
Corruption and Bribery   		 
15 companies to be prosecuted for Lesotho bribery scam  27 August 2003 Bribery Investigations,
Corruption and Bribery   		Sabcnews 
Lesotho sends a strong message on corruption: Another eight firms face charges  25 August 2003 Bribery Convictions,
Bribery Investigations,
Corruption and Bribery   		Business Day 
Acres' partners in crime. Was our federal government determined to see justice prevail? Just the opposite  23 August 2003 Bribery Convictions,
Corruption and Bribery   		National Post 
African conduit guilty in Lesotho bribe trial  13 June 2003 Bribery Convictions,
Corruption and Bribery   		The Guardian 
EU public hearing on corrupt Lesotho dams project  4 June 2003 Anti-Globalisation,
Bribery Convictions,
Campaigns,
Corruption and Bribery   		 
Lesotho court suspends bribery fine  11 December 2002 Bribery Convictions,
Corruption and Bribery,
Debarring,
Public Procurement   		BBC News 
Lesotho Highlands Water Project  26 November 2002 Bribery Convictions,
Corruption and Bribery   		European Investment Bank 
Canadian company fined £1.6m for Lesotho bribes  29 October 2002 Bribery Convictions,
Bribery Investigations,
Corruption and Bribery   		The Guardian 
Firm Faces Fine for Bribery in Lesotho as UN Prepares Convention on Corruption  29 October 2002 Bribery Investigations,
Corporate Governance,
Corruption and Bribery,
Debarring,
Public Procurement   		World Bank Dev News 
Acres fined $3.4-million for bribing project's CEO  29 October 2002 Bribery Investigations,
Corruption and Bribery   		The Globe and Mail 
Lesotho court fines Acres Oakville firm hit with $3.5 million bribery penalty  28 October 2002 Bribery Investigations,
Corruption and Bribery   		Toronto Star 
Acres vows appeal  28 October 2002 Bribery Convictions,
Bribery Investigations,
Campaigns,
Corruption and Bribery   		The Globe and Mail 
Acres International to Appeal Lesotho Court Sentence  28 October 2002 Corruption and Bribery   Acres International Press Release 
Bribery case could cost Acres plenty  12 October 2002 Corruption and Bribery   Toronto Star 
Canada firm guilty of Lesotho dam bribery  2 October 2002 Bribery Convictions,
Campaigns,
Corruption and Bribery   		Guardian Weekly 
Acres Int'l convicted in African bribery case: Engineering firm shocked; plans appeal  18 September 2002 Corruption and Bribery,
Public Procurement   		Globe and Mail (Canada) 
IN THE HIGH COURT OF LESOTHO In the matter between REX v ACRES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED JUDGMENT  13 September 2002 Bribery Convictions,
Corruption and Bribery   		odious debts web site 
The Canadian connection  27 June 2002 Bribery Convictions,
Corruption and Bribery   		National Post 
UK firms named in Lesotho bribery verdict Dam project chief given millions to place contracts companies gave millions to dam project official  21 May 2002 Bribery Convictions,
Bribery Investigations,
Corruption and Bribery,
Debarring,
Public Procurement,
Public Procurement   		Guardian 
Bribe exposure  20 May 2002 Bribery Allegations,
Bribery Convictions,
Corruption and Bribery,
Debarring,
Public Procurement,
Public Procurement   		Channel 4 
Lesotho Shames SA With Its Resolve to Stamp Out Bribery  18 April 2002 Bribery Convictions,
Campaigns,
Corruption and Bribery   		Sunday Times 
Trying holidays for Maseru corruption accused  20 January 2002 Corruption and Bribery,
Debarring,
Public Procurement,
Public Procurement   		IVO Group 
World Bank to Black-List Corrupt Companies  28 June 2001 Corruption and Bribery,
Public Procurement   		Business Day/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX 
R `0.4m Bribery Trail led to Sole Court Told  17 June 2001 Bribery Investigations,
Corruption and Bribery,
Public Procurement   		Business Report 
EIB finance for the Lesotho Highlands Water Project  4 June 1998 Corruption and Bribery,
Public Procurement   		Press Release 
Privatization Tidal Wave IMF/World Bank Water Policies and the Price Paid by the Poor    Corruption and Bribery   Multinational Monitor 
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