A Kenyan football referee, who had been selected to officiate at the 2018 Fifa World Cup, has been handed a life ban after being caught on camera in a bribery sting. The man was filmed accepting money to influence the outcome of a match in another tournament earlier this year – but he was just one of dozens whose greed betrayed them on camera.
There is just one week left in which to nominate your anti-corruption hero or heroes for the 2018 Transparency International Anti-Corruption Award! Nominations close at midnight on 15 July – you may use the online nomination form, or send an e-mail highlighting the achievements of your preferred candidate. Details in our article.
The National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS), now in development, is the government’s initiative to establish national consensus on how we tackle corruption. Browse our new mini-site to read useful information about the NACS and what it entails.
By consenting to a bribe, you’re laying the groundwork for a relationship built on fear and mistrust — a relationship that’s ultimately doomed, writes former hostage/crisis negotiator Chip Massey. What happens next time if the bribe request is higher? But by declining the offer, two things are accomplished. One, the possibility of bribery is moved off off the table; and two, you position yourself as a person of integrity and hence, one to be trusted.
It takes immense courage to blow the whistle and those who denounce corruption, whether petty or grand, face hardship and physical danger even when there’s a robust legal framework that should protect and guarantee them a fair hearing. This gripping article by journalist Olivier Piot describes the experiences of African whistle-blowers who have exposed some of the continent’s biggest corruption scandals.
It’s very simple, says South Africa’s first Integrity Idol, Captain Vinny Pillay – there’s only one path, and that’s the straight path. His strong principles and sense of altruistic caring about his community carried him through the first ever local edition of the global Integrity Idol campaign, to emerge as the clear winner.
The Constitutional Court ruled today that voters have a constitutional right to make informed election-related decisions, including knowing which private individuals or entities fund political parties. In this regard, the Promotion of Access to Information Act is unconstitutional, because it does not make provision for such disclosure. The ConCourt held that Parliament has 18 months within which to amend the legislation.
An SIU investigation report that took seven years to see the light of day has revealed corruption and financial mismanagement in the Gauteng Department of Health, to the tune of R1.2-billion. Corruption Watch, the Treatment Action Campaign and SECTION27 will actively engage the Gauteng government and the Presidency to ensure accountability for those implicated, as well as implementation of the policy recommendations in the report.
The deadline for implicated parties to respond to the evidence presented at the People’s Tribunal for Economic Crime – and which linked them to corrupt activities – has come and gone. Parties were invited to respond within three months of the release of the preliminary findings. Of those 38 parties, just two bothered to respond.