Entries by Corruption Watch

Madlanga interim report wants immediate investigation into several individuals

The Madlanga commission, in its interim report, has made referrals for investigation into the actions of several police service members, concerning allegations of criminality, corruption, fraud, murder, perjury, and other unlawful actions. It also found prima facie evidence of wrongdoing with regard to certain current and former employees of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality.

Leading SA society towards zero tolerance for corruption

A new research study released last month by by the Human Sciences Research Council focuses on how South Africans can be encouraged to adopt an anti-corruption mindset and work with the authorities to fight corruption. The study was founded on the objectives of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy 2020–2030, which calls for a “whole-of-society approach” to corruption.

Does merit still matter when places at university can be bought and sold?

“The buying of university spaces, if left unchecked, not only harms individual students but also reshapes the moral logic of education itself. It teaches young people that effort is optional and money is decisive. That is a lesson no society can afford to teach.” These are the views of Nyaniso Qwesha, writing in the Sunday Independent about corruption in the allocation of places at our universities.