Entries by Corruption Watch

Anti-corruption in party manifestos

7th May 2019 in , /by

Most political parties have grand ideas of how to solve corruption, writes Sabeehah Motala, but not many have clear strategies for implementing their goals. In this article she analyses and compares the manifestos of the top parties on their anti-corruption stance and promises.

Municipalities avoid explaining irregular procurement

30th April 2019 in , , , /by

Unless there is a will to co-operate, not only with oversight authorities but also with watchdog organisations such as CW, the workings of municipalities reported to us by whistle-blowers will remain opaque, and irregularities relating to procurement processes will not be resolved. In part two of our local municipality series we describe four investigations which were thwarted by lack of co-operation.

Local municipalities in the spotlight

29th April 2019 in , , , /by

Local government shows the health of public institutions at the most atomised level, says Good Governance Africa, which published the second edition of its Government Performance Index recently. Local municipalities are universes, where the historic legacy of the country and the current democratic dynamics converge to give a clear picture of the status quo. This look at the 2019 GPI is part one of our new mini-series on local government.

CW welcomes the dismissal of Jiba and Mrwebi

26th April 2019 in , /by

Corruption Watch today expressed delight at the axing of Nomgcobo Jiba and Lawrence Mrwebi from the National Prosecuting Authority. The organisation said that the two had brought the NPA into disrepute, they had disgraced their profession and they had grossly abused their considerable powers by protecting criminals and persecuting many innocent people.

Mokgoro: Jiba, Mrwebi not fit for NPA

25th April 2019 in /by

Former Constitutional Court Justice Yvonne Mokgoro has recommended that President Cyril Ramaphosa remove Nomgcobo Jiba and Lawrence Mrwebi from their respective positions in the National Prosecuting Authority, writes Barry Bateman in this summary of the Mokgoro Report. The recent inquiry chaired by Mokgoro found that neither advocate is fit or proper to hold office, and their actions over the years have brought the NPA into disrepute and damaged public trust in the institution.