Entries by Corruption Watch

A year of revelations at the Zondo Commission

20th August 2019 in , , , , /by

Tuesday 20 August is the one-year anniversary of the public hearings of the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture. The commission has heard evidence of alleged interference and corruption in state-owned entities and government departments alike, the impact of such corruption on public officials mandated to uphold the principles of the Constitution, and the involvement of private sector companies in the mayhem – and judging by the witnesses queuing up to testify, there is more to come.

Lifestyle audits around the corner for SA officials

8th August 2019 in , /by

Lifestyle audits for employees in the Department of Public Works are due to start this month – if an instruction from Minister Patricia de Lille is carried out according to plan. De Lille announced in July that lifestyle audits – which assess the difference between staff income and lifestyle – would start in August 2019, and she would be first in line.

Are our whistle-blowers adequately protected?

6th August 2019 in , , , /by

Part one of our mini-series on South African laws that protect whistle-blowers focused mainly on the Protected Disclosures Act (PDA) – our main piece of legislation – and the key ways that it differs from international best practice. In part two we examine how the actual procedures for making a disclosure measure up. Our mini-series is based on a well-researched and in-depth brief published by the Helen Suzman Foundation,

Understanding the psychology of corruption in SA

30th July 2019 in , /by

The psychology of corruption can often be boiled down to historical oppression, poverty and inequality, writes Tove van Lennep. While on the face of it this may seem like a simplistic view, asking why is in our collective interest because until we learn where corruption comes from, we will struggle to stem it.