When corruption intersects with the basic human rights that are boldly enshrined in the Constitution – such as the right to equality and human dignity, the right to a healthy environment, the right to own property, the right to education, and the right to enjoy healthcare, food, water, and social security, among others – it affects the most vulnerable and marginalised in our society in the most merciless of ways.
When corruption intersects with the basic human rights that are boldly enshrined in the Constitution – such as the right to equality and human dignity, the right to a healthy environment, the right to own property, the right to education, and the right to enjoy healthcare, food, water, and social security, among others – it affects the most vulnerable and marginalised in our society in the most merciless of ways.
Human rights provision fails when corruption is present
CW Voices
Corruption Watch leads a group from 10 community-based organisations supported under the Strengthening Action Against Corruption project in presenting the preliminary findings of a corruption risk assessment report on local government in the province.
Corruption Watch leads a group from 10 community-based organisations supported under the Strengthening Action Against Corruption project in presenting the preliminary findings of a corruption risk assessment report on local government in the province.
Community project presents corruption research findings to EC legislature
Press release
Water woes and lack of municipal accountability for neglected villagers
Corruption news
Residents resorted to protest action to get the Sengqu Local Municipality to pay attention to the water crisis in Walaza.
Residents resorted to protest action to get the Sengqu Local Municipality to pay attention to the water crisis in Walaza.
The road had been in a bad condition for a long time and, although other roads in the area have received attention from the Flagstaff, Eastern Cape, municipality, some work had begun on this one, but it was not completed.
The road had been in a bad condition for a long time and, although other roads in the area have received attention from the Flagstaff, Eastern Cape, municipality, some work had begun on this one, but it was not completed.
No answers over unfinished and dangerous village road
Opinion
Corruption Watch, in collaboration with Social Change Assistance Trust or SCAT, and Transparency International, and co-funded by the European Union, has embarked on the Strengthening Action Against Corruption (SAAC) project which focuses specifically on empowering and educating community advice offices/civil society organisations in the Eastern Cape province. Follow our activities here.
Strengthening Action Against Corruption
The SAAC Project
Veza (a colloquial term for ‘reveal’ or ‘expose’) allows you to: · Report incidents of police corruption and police misconduct, · Access information on your rights when you encounter the police, · Access information on SA's 1 150 police stations, such as locations, resources, budget and personnel, · Locate your nearest Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) unit, · And much more.
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