In an interview with CW ‘s Kavisha Pillay and Sabeehah Motala, outgoing deputy public protector Kevin Malunga reflected on his tenure and talked about the lack of urgency by the prosecuting authorities to act on cases linked to corruption.
“We welcome the High Court decision that denied Jiba’s application for reinstatement pending the review that she has initiated of the findings of the Mokgoro Commission, findings which constituted the basis of her dismissal by President Ramaphosa.”
Corruption Watch has made a submission to Parliament with information on the vetting of candidates for the upcoming deputy public protector position. The organisation has been involved in the appointment of Kevin Malunga’s successor and is presently running a campaign calling for transparency and merit-based appointments at this level.
Barbara Dale-Jones shines the spotlight on ongoing corruption and inhumane treatment at the Beit Bridge border post which has widely been reported on for years.
Dale-Jones runs two companies that focus on transforming systems and the people in them
Corruption Watch wishes to apologise to three individuals whose names were mentioned in a letter published on our website. These individuals were dismissed but reinstated after the disciplinary findings against them were overturned, in a process which we did not know at the time. We regret any harm caused as a result of the publication of the letter and its accessibility on the Corruption Watch website between 7 August and 13 September 2019.
The Civil Society Working Group on State Capture together with concerned South Africans hosted a people’s hearing at Constitution Hill on Saturday 12 October 2019, to highlight concerns around corruption, looting and crime which the Zondo commission on state capture will be asked to address. CW is one of 20 civil society organisations in the working group.
Former president Jacob Zuma’s application for a permanent stay of prosecution in his corruption-related case was dismissed with costs, in a judgment handed down by the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) High Court in Pietermaritzburg this Friday.
From big to small producers, the story is the same — oil revenues flow into the hands of corporates and individuals while the majority of people on the lands from which the oil is extracted remain in the grip of devastating poverty.
We call on all South Africans to contribute to the Peoples Hearing on State Capture by posting videos, pictures and messages on their social media platforms under the hashtag – #DearJudgeZondo – about the impact of state capture on their lives, and in their communities, and what they feel needs to be done to address this.
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