INVESTIGATION

CW calls for probe of school feeding scheme tender

Corruption Watch has written to the Mpumalanga Department of Education calling for an urgent probe into the irregular tender awarded by the department to a number of private companies, for the management and supply of bulk foodstuffs to schools in the province. “Our public finance management laws require state departments to investigate any allegations of Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Media also needs to clean up its act

By Valencia Talane Mail & Guardian executive chairman and African media entrepreneur Trevor Ncube on Wednesday challenged delegates at the Integrity and Corruption in the Media conference in Johannesburg to leave with solutions for the loss of credibility and respect of journalism as a profession. The event entered its second and last day on Thursday Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

We’re hiring a head of communications!

Corruption Watch is looking to recruit a head of communications, who will be based in our Braamfontein office. Key performance areas for this exciting and challenging senior position include : Development and ongoing management of the communications strategy; Management of media relations and monitoring; Management of Corruption Watch’s digital platforms; Overall responsibility for the public education Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Weapons disappearing from police custody

South Africa's police force is perceived to be the most corrupt of the country's government departments – this perception has been reinforced by various studies, including one conducted by the Human Sciences Research Council in 2012, and Transparency International's 2013 Global Corruption Barometer, Now, it has received a new blow in the form of a Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Municipalities improve corruption-reporting process

By Valencia Talane Protection for whistleblowers who report corruption within a municipality has been reinforced, thanks to new regulations that come into effect in July. The new Municipal Regulations on Financial Misconduct Procedures and Criminal Proceedings were gazetted into law on Friday 30 May. Through the Protected Disclosures Act (PDA), public officials who report acts Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

LHR hits arms commission snag

Source: Lawyers for Human Rights Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) – representing Andrew Feinstein, Hennie van Vuuren and Paul Holden – was hindered last week from effectively cross-examining Rear Admiral Jonathan Kamerman on his technical knowledge of the purchase of corvettes forming part of the multibillion-rand arms deal and the allegations of corruption against him. Read more >

DEAR CORRUPTION WATCH

Laws are good, their enforcement not

Dear Corruption Watch, In what ways would your organisation like to see the new administration strengthening the legal and regulatory framework aimed at combating corruption? Observer Dear Observer, The biggest problem is not in the content of the law. It is our inadequate enforcement owing to a lack of political will and suitably skilled law Read more >