March 2022 - Corruption Watch

General Sehlahle Fannie Masemola is SA’s new top cop

31 Mar 2022, 19:16

President Cyril Ramaphosa this afternoon announced that General Sehlahle Fannie Masemola has been appointed as South Africa’s new national police commissioner, replacing Kehla Sithole who finishes his last day in office today. Reaction has been cautiously optimistic, and Corruption Watch, too, welcomes the steps taken by Ramaphosa to appoint the new national commissioner of Read more >

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36 200+ whistle-blowers at centre of CW’s 10-year journey

31 Mar 2022, 6:52

The long journey of over 36 200 whistle-blowers in the fight against corruption in South Africa comes into focus in the 2021 edition of the Corruption Watch (CW) annual report, Pushing for change, as the organisation commemorates 10 years since its establishment in 2012. The past decade reveals a volatile experience for the brave whistle-blowers who Read more >

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Some of Corruption Watch’s investigations over the past 10 years

30 Mar 2022, 14:46

Corruption Watch (CW) marks 10 years of activism in 2022. Since the day the organisation opened its doors – on 26 January 2012 – it has taken guidance from the reports of corruption that have come in at the rate of thousands every year. This has allowed it to adapt to the fluctuating situation in Read more >

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New report unpacks the working of social and ethics committees

29 Mar 2022, 8:44

Contrary to what the name implies, a company’s social and ethics committee (SEC) has nothing to do with behaviour in social situations. Rather, it allows the company to monitor and measure the impact that certain specified activities have on communities and the public at large. In terms of the Companies Act and its associated regulation Read more >

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Media advisory: CW to launch 2021 annual corruption report

28 Mar 2022, 13:17

Corruption Watch will release its 10th annual corruption report, titled Pushing for change, on Thursday, 31 March at 08h00, as the organisation commemorates 10 years since its establishment in 2012. This special edition report includes an overview of the organisation’s anti-corruption efforts since inception, highlighting the journey leading up to activities in 2021. The report Read more >

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Interpol red notice: what it means and why SA requested it

22 Mar 2022, 12:25

By Bernadine BensonFirst published on The Conversation: Africa The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has issued a red notice for two members of the wealthy but now disgraced Gupta family, Atul and Rajesh Gupta. This could pave the way for their arrest and extradition from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to face fraud and money Read more >

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South Africa can help its whistle-blowers – here are some good suggestions

18 Mar 2022, 11:07

“I do think the most valuable way both of rewarding and protecting whistle-blowers is to make of them seriously high-profile characters.” These are the words of Corruption Watch’s former executive director David Lewis, speaking in early March at a webinar hosted by the Mail & Guardian and titled Amend South Africa’s legislation to include rewards Read more >

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SAP ordered to repay millions to DWS, as software contracts are set aside

17 Mar 2022, 11:27

Two years ago to the month Corruption Watch released its detailed research report on water sector corruption. Titled Money down the Drain: corruption in South Africa’s water sector, the report was commissioned by the organisation and the Water Integrity Network and authored by Mike Muller, former director-general of the then Department of Water Affairs and Read more >

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Ebrahim Patel tells Parly he will remove current Lotteries board

14 Mar 2022, 11:12

In October 2020 Corruption Watch wrote to trade and industry minister Ebrahim Patel, and Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry, regarding appointments to the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) board when these were due to take place. We based our correspondence on previous experience in campaigning around the appointment processes of leaders of institutions in Read more >