Former Sars commissioner Tom Moyane has nowhere else to go, in terms of legal avenues for his drawn-out challenge against his dismissal – the Constitutional Court threw out his application for leave to appeal last month, and the process to appoint a suitable successor is well under way.
Politics above policing – Johan Burger of the Institute for Security Studies reveals a fast-track promotion project, run by the South African Police Service, that places political affiliation as the prime criterion for promotion in the ranks. This will certainly perpetuate the long-standing management crisis in the police force, and compromise the safety of South Africans.
If you’re a South African who will be abroad on 8 May, election day, you now have the opportunity to register to vote on 27 April , at a South African diplomatic mission – embassy, high commission or consulate – in the country you will be visiting, so that you don’t miss the opportunity to make your voice heard.
SECTION27 and Corruption Watch welcome the establishment of the Special Investigating Unit Tribunal and the appointment of senior judges to oversee this crucial task. The two organisations say this demonstrates the government’s commitment to addressing corruption in a meaningful way.
CW’s Stakeholder Relations and Campaigns Department recently hosted an internal debate at the African Leadership Academy on Johannesburg’s West Rand. The students, who hail from all over Africa, discussed the definition of corruption, the effects of corruption on human rights, mechanisms of accountability, the African Union legislation on corruption, and how to improve anti-corruption in Africa.
On Friday, 22 February, Corruption Watch made a submission to Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police on the process involving the renewal of the IPID head’s contract. Our interest is focused on the independence and effective functioning of oversight bodies such as IPID, and other institutions in the criminal justice sector.
Corruption Watch has made submissions on the 2019 white paper on Home Affairs, focusing on the deficiencies and culture of corruption involved in the refugee and asylum seeker system. Our investigation work during 2015 and 2016 into home affairs corruption exposed a systemic form of grand corruption, where vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers are exploited and cheated out of the little money they possess.
The 20th week of hearings at the state capture commission wrapped up with the return of Vytjie Mentor to the stand and a glimpse into what is coming from Ipid boss Robert McBride.
It is important for the Political Party Funding Act to be brought into operation as soon as possible, writes constitutional expert Pierre de Vos. Furthermore, voters can only make informed decisions on who to vote for if they know who donates to political parties.
Visit our GivenGain R20 for Change page and help us demand transparency in our systems, accountability in our leaders, and better empowerment and protection of whistle-blowers. By donating R20 a month, you’ll be supporting our work with communities across the country, helping them to know and access their rights and reduce the corruption that robs people of resources intended for their benefit.