Also known as: US sex offender · paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein · the late sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein · deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
Convicted sex offender whose recently released files reveal extensive networks across Southern Africa, the UK, and ties to multiple political figures.
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February 2026
The Namibian
Jeffrey Epsteinsuggestedthey approach then-President Mugabe to provide Zimbabwe with a new currency
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“In an email exchange from 2015 with Japanese entrepreneur Joi Ito, the disgraced financier suggested they approach then-President Mugabe to provide Zimbabwe with a new currency after the local dollar collapsed because of hyperinflation.”
Jeffrey EpsteinmetSol Kerzner with redacted names.
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“Jeffrey, and Ghislaine Maxwell, have met Sol with [redacted], and you might remind Sol that their first contact was with David and Cathy Lurie, in the eighties”
Jeffrey Epsteinorganisedan intimate dinner for Jacob Zuma in London in 2010
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“Hidden among the latest disclosures from the US Justice Department are emails relating to an intimate dinner organised by the late sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein for Jacob Zuma in London in 2010.”
British former Prince Andrew was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office during his time as a trade envoy, following an investigation into allegations stemming from the Jeffrey Epstein files. He is alleged to have shared confidential documents with the convicted sex offender Epstein while serving as a UK trade envoy, in apparent breach of official guidance requiring confidentiality.
British former Prince Andrew was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office during his time as a trade envoy, following an investigation into allegations stemming from the Jeffrey Epstein files. He is alleged to have shared confidential documents with the convicted sex offender Epstein while serving as a UK trade envoy, in apparent breach of official guidance requiring confidentiality.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office following police assessment of allegations that he shared sensitive information with billionaire Jeffrey Epstein while serving as UK trade envoy, and claims he was involved in trafficking a woman to the UK for a sexual encounter.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, King Charles's younger brother, has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office following scrutiny over his past association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and allegations he may have passed confidential government documents to him. Mountbatten-Windsor, 66, has consistently denied wrongdoing and expressed regret over their friendship.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer apologised to victims of Jeffrey Epstein for appointing Peter Mandelson as US ambassador despite his ties to the sex offender, saying Mandelson had lied to secure the position. The apology came after newly released files revealed the extent of Mandelson's friendship with Epstein, triggering a political crisis that has left his government's future in doubt.
John Steenhuisen's decision to step down as Democratic Alliance leader follows revelations about his personal credit card debt and the controversial removal of environment minister Dion George. The incoming leader must navigate questions about race, the party's electoral strategy, and its relationship with the ANC government—while protecting the DA's core claim to integrity that distinguishes it from other parties.
Zimbabwe's former President Robert Mugabe is named in recently released documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including an email suggesting Epstein could approach Mugabe about providing Zimbabwe with a new currency, and unverified FBI testimony claiming Epstein was Mugabe's wealth manager. Being named in the files is not an indication of wrongdoing, and experts have questioned the accuracy of some claims in the documents.
Newly released US Department of Justice records show convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein cultivated extensive ties to South Africa dating to the 1980s, networked with prominent South African businessmen and officials, and used scouts and intermediaries to recruit South African women and girls through modelling opportunities and employment offers.
Released US Justice Department documents show that former South African President Jacob Zuma attended an intimate dinner organised by late sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein at the Ritz Hotel in London on 5 March 2010, during an official state visit to the United Kingdom.
Juliette Bryant, a South African woman groomed by Jeffrey Epstein starting in 2002 when she was 20, describes how she was lured to New York under false pretenses and subjected to a two-year ordeal of sexual assault, isolation, and control at multiple locations including his island and New Mexico ranch. Bryant, one of the few known South African survivors, has come forward publicly since Epstein's 2019 arrest and received compensation through victim programmes.
A Republican-led US House Oversight Committee has voted to hold former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with subpoenas related to an investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The contempt measure now goes to the full House of Representatives for a vote, and if approved, will be referred to the Department of Justice for potential prosecution.