This week Corruption Watch made written submissions to the parliamentary ad hoc committee on the funding of political parties, on the draft Political Party Funding Bill of 2017. Our concerns centred mainly on the continued lack of transparency in the private finding of parties and the fact that steps must be taken to address transparency in party funding, as this will protect and promote multi-party democracy.
McKinsey’s belated and inadequate response to its gross, and, it appears, criminal malfeasance with regard to its relationship with Eskom and Trillian, does not begin to address the substance of our concerns. This demands an investigation into what the evidence suggests, was a criminal conspiracy between McKinsey, Trillian and Eskom in contravention of US and South African law.
Concerns have been growing in the country that corrupt practices, particularly the looting of state assets, have become embedded in the way business is done. As Business Leadership South Africa – an organisation which represents large businesses and multinationals in South Africa – takes on a new political posture, Steven Friedman puts questions to its CEO Bonang Mohale.
Civil society, community organisations and social movements will have to become more resilient during these increasingly complex, uncertain and troubling times, writes William Gumede. But civil society must also hold government more accountable to distribute resources earmarked for social justice organisations, more fairly, honestly and efficiently.
The Supreme Court of Appeal this morning dismissed an appeal by President Jacob Zuma and the National Prosecuting Authority against a 2016 High Court ruling which set aside a 2009 decision to withdraw 783 charges of fraud and corruption against Zuma. This means that the charges must be reinstated and Zuma must have his day in court.
Transparency International UK has launched a new online tool which provides up-to-date and in-depth guidance for companies in understanding and tackling bribery. The tool is aimed at businesses operating anywhere in the world, and expands and updates all of TI UK’s business integrity guidance over the last decade.
A new report, released today by Corruption Watch, focuses on opportunities for corruption to arise in the process for several types of mining applications. The South African report is part of the Mining for Sustainable Development Research Programme, a Transparency International global initiative involving 20 TI chapters.
Don’t miss tomorrow’s launch of the South Africa report on Mining for Sustainable Development, researched and compiled by Corruption Watch. Our report is part of the Mining For Sustainable Development programme, a global initiative driven by Transparency International, which aims to strengthen transparency and accountability in the mining application process.
Corruption Watch joined Future South Africa and other civil society organisations associated with it, at a picket outside the offices of McKinsey in South Africa today. The organisations are protesting the way in which the global company conducted itself in relation to its empowerment partner Trillian Capital and their business deals with Eskom.
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