CORRUPTION NEWS

SA court syndicate said to help rhino poachers escape justice

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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Take our quick state capture commission survey for CSOs

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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Take our state capture commission survey for community media

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 >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Clamping down on wayward auditors

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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Corruption – if you caught it, report it!

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 >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Zondo Commission – week 6 overview

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 >