The Laundromat with Dawn Pretorius
Episodes
Drugs move. Money wins | Why financial flows (not drug seizures) describe the global drug war
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Governments seize tons of drugs every year — yet the global drug trade continues to expand. Why? In this episode of The Laundromat, Dawn Pretorius ...
Drugs move. Money wins | Why financial flows (not drug seizures) describe the global drug war
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Governments seize tons of drugs every year — yet the global drug trade continues to expand. Why? In this episode of The Laundromat, Dawn Pretorius ...
Are we fighting crime or ticking boxes? | Oonagh van den Berg
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Discover what FSIs can do (and should do) but don't do, to fight crime. This episode with Oonagh van den Berg of Raw Compliance takes a bold step in ...
A lifestyle audit is just a piece of paper. Why bother?
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lifestyle audits are symbolically unsubstantial. Lifestyle audits can be extremely valuable, especially considering the high level of crime within t...
Are we fighting crime or feeding the system? | Pieter Rossouw
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rethinking the RBA, AML effectiveness, and UBO failures. In this hard-hitting episode, Dawn Pretorius is joined by seasoned financial-crime expert Pi...
The Compliance Crunch: Tech, Risk & Regulation | Jonnie Davis
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Where technology, crime, and compliance collide. A sharp, investigative podcast that exposes how technology is reshaping the global fight against mon...
Grey list, global scams, and AML realities | Bela Carvalho-Olivier
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A candid, insider view of AML’s wins, failures and future. ✅ South Africa’s greylisting journey — are we really out of the woods? ✅ The ris...
Hawala: The Invisible Artery of Illicit Finance
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hawala is more than a remittance tool - it's a silent counter-economy. Rooted in ancient trust-based systems, the hawala system allows funds to trav...
The Shame of Shell Companies
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The empty vessels that are moving billions of dollars supporting criminals. In this episode, we’re diving into a topic that’s both mysterious an...
Is the Rule of Law Crumbling?
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
According to the World Justice Project, 2024 marked the seventh consecutive year of global rule-of-law decline. From South Africa to the United Stat...
Tick-a-box vs Outcomes - are documented risk assessments necessary?
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Don't give me rules, give outcomes; don't ask for risk assessments. This episode explores the effectiveness or otherwise of rules-based legislation v...
FATF: Fighting Financial Crime or Fueling Illusions?
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this thought-provoking episode, financial integrity expert Dawn Pretorius and Professor Louis de Koker delve into the complex world of the Financia...
Politics, Rule of Law and Tax
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive into the intricate connections between politics, the rule of law, and global economics—where money laundering plays a centr...
Money Laundering in all its glory
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 1 of The Laundromat dives deep into the world of money laundering, exposing the staggering scale of financial crime across the globe. From maj...