South African whistle-blowers have been overwhelmingly subjected to reprisals, write UJ’s Ugljesa Radulovic and Tina Uys – from murder to social, work-related, and legal retaliation. The problem, say the authors, lies in government’s failure to recognise the dire situation South African whistle-blowers find themselves in, compounded by lacklustre whistle-blower protection legislation.
The Parliamentary Monitoring Group is running a survey on public participation in Parliament, with the aim of gathering information from individuals and organisations to understand how effectively the national legislature facilitates participation, and how these processes can be improved. The survey should be completed by Wednesday, 22 October 2025.
Corruption Watch, with Social Change Assistance Trust and Transparency International and co-funded by the European Union, is driving enhanced accountability in South Africa through the Strengthening Action Against Corruption (SAAC) Project. This initiative specifically targets community advice offices/civil society organisations in the Eastern Cape province, equipping them with the knowledge and resources needed to identify and address corruption, and mobilise their communities.
Corruption Watch, with Social Change Assistance Trust and Transparency International and co-funded by the European Union, is driving enhanced accountability in South Africa through the Strengthening Action Against Corruption (SAAC) Project. This initiative specifically targets community advice offices/civil society organisations in the Eastern Cape province, equipping them with the knowledge and resources needed to identify and address corruption, and mobilise their communities.
Corruption Watch, with Social Change Assistance Trust and Transparency International and co-funded by the European Union, is driving enhanced accountability in South Africa through the Strengthening Action Against Corruption (SAAC) Project. This initiative specifically targets community advice offices/civil society organisations in the Eastern Cape province, equipping them with the knowledge and resources needed to identify and address corruption, and mobilise their communities.
Citizen participation is a vital component in anti-corruption, because an approach that brings in all sectors of society and that works at all levels is the only one that will work, writes Janine Erasmus for CW Voices.
The multi-party ad hoc committee investigating allegations of police and justice system criminality made by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, commenced with its hearings on 7 October 2025. As with the currently sitting Madlanga commission of inquiry into the same topic, the first witness was Mkhwanazi.
With an official investigation into corruption in the country’s police now underway, Africa Check unpacks what these inquiries are and what they can and can’t do. In the end, their real impact depends on government and law enforcement follow-through. Without concrete consequences, commissions risk being criticised as expensive exercises that deliver little accountability.
It’s not just the vast amounts of money that were looted from Tembisa Hospital that is incredibly worrying, writes Nthabi Nhlapo for News24. It’s also the utter silence from President Cyril Ramaphosa – while the citizens of his country are under siege. “The real victims are … the most vulnerable, who should have been protected … Anyone who is not utterly enraged and furious at what has happened at Tembisa Hospital cannot claim to care about South Africans.”