IFF tracker identifies SA's main vulnerability as outward foreign investment

If Africa is to develop and thrive according to its vast potential, one source of lost revenue has to be plugged, and that is the annual amount of around $50-billion stolen in the form of illicit financial flows. But efforts so far have not made much headway, and meanwhile unscrupulous corporations and individuals grow fat on Africa’s missing billions – money that should be benefiting the continent’s residents.

If Africa is to develop and thrive according to its vast potential, one source of lost revenue has to be plugged, and that is the annual amount of around $50-billion stolen in the form of illicit financial flows. But efforts so far have not made much headway, and meanwhile unscrupulous corporations and individuals grow fat on Africa’s missing billions – money that should be benefiting the continent’s residents.

Without a consistently well-performing government, corruption-free with strong financial controls and integrity in the civil service, writes former human settlements spokesperson Yonela Diko, the governing party's manifesto becomes a wish list to hoodwink people into voting for them and not a decree to live and die by. The party's step aside resolution may help to remedy the situation.

Without a consistently well-performing government, corruption-free with strong financial controls and integrity in the civil service, writes former human settlements spokesperson Yonela Diko, the governing party's manifesto becomes a wish list to hoodwink people into voting for them and not a decree to live and die by. The party's step aside resolution may help to remedy the situation.

'Step aside' may have saved the republic, putting a stop to corrupt deployees

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Corruption, political instability, unskilled or unqualified appointees, mismanagement - there are some of the factors underscoring the continued poor performance of municipalities across the country, writes GGA's Stuart Mbanyele. But local government elections place the power to change this lamentable situation in the hands of the people, giving them the chance to elect officials who will prioritise efficient local governance..

Corruption, political instability, unskilled or unqualified appointees, mismanagement - there are some of the factors underscoring the continued poor performance of municipalities across the country, writes GGA's Stuart Mbanyele. But local government elections place the power to change this lamentable situation in the hands of the people, giving them the chance to elect officials who will prioritise efficient local governance..

Why effective local government is important beyond 2021

CW, Casac support parliamentary process in Mkhwebane removal matter

Corruption Watch and the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution have joined, as amici curiae, Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s application to have Parliament’s removal rules declared invalid. The two organisations are supporting the inquiry into Mkhwebane's fitness for office.

Corruption Watch and the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution have joined, as amici curiae, Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s application to have Parliament’s removal rules declared invalid. The two organisations are supporting the inquiry into Mkhwebane's fitness for office.

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· Access information on your rights when you encounter the police,
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· Locate your nearest Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) unit,
· And much more.

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