By Alastair Leithead First published on BBC News A whistle-blower has told the BBC he was the middleman between rhino-horn smugglers and a court syndicate in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province. He alleges he took money given to a lawyer from rhino-horn kingpins and paid it to people within the judiciary. The lawyer, Welcome Ngwenya, denies Read more >
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The commission of inquiry into state capture provides an opportunity for Corruption Watch (CW) to unpack the wide-ranging modus operandi and consequences of the state capture project, and to highlight the conditions that enabled it to flourish. This initiative gives us a chance to communicate, principally through our community and local media and CSO partners, Read more >
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Corruption Watch (CW) has been running a pilot project focusing on the proceedings and outcomes of the Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, also known as the Zondo Commission. As a member of the community media sector, you have been selected to receive our articles, analysis and interpretation of the daily events unfolding Read more >
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Auditors and auditing firms have been in the news in recent months. We read about the likes of VBS Mutual Bank, Steinhoff and others, where auditors seemingly turned a blind eye to irregularities. Firms such as KPMG, which has been implicated in scandals involving the Gupta-owned Linkway Trading as well as the South African Revenue Read more >
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It might be tempting to feel discouraged every time a new instance of abuse of power hits the front pages, or more evidence is uncovered to show the extent of state capture – you may think, “what can I, as one person, do?” Think again! By refusing to allow corruption into your life – no Read more >
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In our last Zondo Commission overview, we reported that Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo was due to deliver his decisions on the various applications to cross-examine witnesses. Ajay Gupta and his brother Rajesh, Duduzane Zuma, Fana Hlongwane, former public enterprises minister Lynne Brown, former presidential chief of staff Lakela Kaunda, Advocate Mandla Mtolo, and Major-General Read more >