Mandisi Majavu, a senior lecturer in the Department of Political and International Studies at Rhodes University, looks at the impact corruption has had on South African society, as well as the private and public sectors.
The NPA asked the high court judge to issue a warrant of arrest for Jacob Zuma after he failed to appear in court on Monday. The court did indeed issue the warrant and said in a statement on Monday, 3 September 2020 that it would be effected if Zuma fails to appear in court on 6 May 2020.
A joint operation by members of the South African Police Service’s Gauteng anti-corruption unit and National Traffic Anti-Corruption Unit led to the arrest of an impostor in Pretoria.
Corruption Watch made its submissions on the draft amendments to the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act regulations, which were published at the end of 2019 with calls for public comment. The submissions highlight three key issues in relation to the mining sector.
The Presidency announced on Friday that Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka is the new deputy public protector. She was endorsed by the National Assembly as the recommenced candidate in November 2019. However, there are concerns around her previous work history.
CW has made submissions on the draft amendments to the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development regulations, which were published at the end of 2019 with calls for public comment. The points raised in this submission are in line with our body of work in the mining sector.
At the 2020 Alternative Mining Indaba, which runs from 3 – 5 February in Cape Town, Corruption Watch will host two important sessions that address specific challenges in the extractive industry sector, and the impact on communities affected by mining operations. The sessions respectively focus on the issue of beneficial ownership in sustainable mineral development, and the role of traditional leadership and governance in terms of land, mining and corruption.
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The lives of patients and staff at a Durban Hospital are at risk due to tender irregularities, warns a KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) based medical association.