Entries by Corruption Watch

2019 CPI shows political integrity as key to anti-corruption efforts

23rd January 2020 in , , /by

The 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index, released today by Transparency International, highlights the importance of the relationship between money, political power and corruption. South Africa again shows no improvement in anti-corruption efforts and, says CW’s David Lewis, the failure, after a year, to bring the Political Party Funding Act into operation does little to inspire confidence in the strength of government’s will to tackle corruption.

Cambridge Analytica and the end of elections

21st January 2020 in , /by

We have entered the era of the corporate elections, writes political analyst Nanjala Nyabola, where polls are not arguably the pinnacle of democratic participation but are instead another business subject to the vagaries of domestic and international interference, and purely for profit.

Doing business with corruption at border posts

20th January 2020 in , /by

When we think about trade barriers hindering developing countries, we often think of tariffs and regulations, writes economics lecturer Sandra Sequeira. However, research conducted by the International Growth Centre suggests that another hidden cost, corruption at border posts, plays a significant but underappreciated role in hindering trade and development

FCPA successes still few and far between in SA

9th January 2020 in , /by

On Where the Bribes Are, a map showing FCPA cases brought and settled around the world, South Africa features one lonely success. The fact that the country only has one successful FCPA case to its name is not a good thing, for it means that companies that violate the FCPA are not being penalised. This signifies a culture of no accountability for acts of corruption.