Image: Wikimedia Commons Following the recent harrowing destruction and arson at the University of Fort Hare (UFH), over 30 organisations based in the Eastern Cape, and over 140 organisations and individuals across the country, have come together to reclaim and safeguard this historic institution, and call for democratic values to be restored and upheld. These Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
What a week that was in the parallel probes into allegations of corruption in the criminal justice system! From the explosive testimony of former police minister Bheki Cele before the parliamentary ad hoc committee looking into the allegations brought to light by KwaZulu-Natal provincial commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi in July, to the accounts of three Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
In June this year we reported that South Africa was likely to be removed from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) grey list after that organisation’s next plenary, which took place from 22-24 October. This has now happened, with the FATF announcing that it welcomed “South Africa’s significant progress in improving its AML/CFT regime”. The Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is inviting stakeholders to contribute their inputs on the Draft National Corruption Risk and Prevention Framework, which supports and conforms to the National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS). The deadline is Friday, 7 November 2025 – an extension from the previous deadline of 24 October. The purpose of the framework is to provide Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
South Africa goes to the polls again in 2026, this time to elect their local government representatives. Over the years voters have become well aware that, in the murky waters of the country’s political environment, there is a lot going on that the public knows nothing of – and not all those goings-on are above Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
In August this year Corruption Watch (CW) celebrated as the Constitutional Court handed down its judgment in the organisation’s challenge to the validity of the appointment of five commissioners to the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE). The court deemed the appointment process, undertaken in 2022, to be invalid as it offered inadequate public participation. CW Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
Some interesting developments which came up at the Madlanga commission last week, as well as the testimony of anonymous witnesses whose identities were protected through innovative measures, ensured another gripping series of hearings. On 13 October the Daily Maverick and News24 challenged the commission’s decision to hold the week’s hearings in camera (Latin, literally ‘in Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
Today, 17 October, is the deadline for individuals and interested organisations to make written submissions on matters relating to the scope of the enquiry of the parliamentary ad hoc committee set up to investigate allegations of criminality and corruption in the criminal justice system, made publicly on 6 July 2025 by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant-General Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
Organised crime is in the news again, this time in relation to the astounding allegations, made on 6 July 2025 by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, that South Africa’s criminal justice system was compromised because of the infiltration of criminal syndicates into police, judicial, parliamentary, political, intelligence, and law enforcement structures. As a result Read more >