Entries by Corruption Watch

Top cops must be appointed transparently and on merit

5th July 2017 in , , , /by

On 5 July Corruption Watch and the Institute for Security Studies launched a joint public awareness campaign for transparency and merit-based selection in the upcoming appointments of the South African Police Service national commissioner and the head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations, or Hawks. It is crucial that the current serial crisis of top management in the police is addressed, as this has been identified as the root cause of most of the problems facing the police in South Africa.

CW, ISS launch campaign for police appointments on merit

5th July 2017 in , , , , /by

Today Corruption Watch and the Institute for Security Studies highlighted the need for transparency and public participation in the upcoming appointments of the SAPS national commissioner and the head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations (the Hawks). The organisations launched a joint public awareness campaign around these critical appointments, and will advocate for improvements in the way they are made.

CW: KPMG, McKinsey must be investigated

4th July 2017 in , , /by

Corruption Watch strongly endorses the investigation by the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors into allegations of improper conduct of auditing firm KPMG, in particular its 2014 audit of Linkway Trading, the company alleged to be involved in the related Free State dairy and Gupta wedding scandals. We are a;so currently consulting our lawyers regarding McKinsey’s business dealings with Eskom to assess whether to refer their conduct to the criminal justice authorities of both South Africa and the US.

Youth must cultivate intolerance to corruption

3rd July 2017 in , /by

One of Corruption Watch’s successes has been the way it helps people make sense of corruption matters that affect them on a practical level, says our newest board member Sithembile Mbete. For young people, especially, the type of everyday petty corruption seen at testing centres and in schools often makes the difference between success in life or not.

Media invitation: Send-off reception for successful TI Integrity School candidates

30th June 2017 in , , , /by

Media invite: The Lithuanian Embassy in partnership with Corruption Watch and the South African Local Government Association invites media to attend a send-off function for young people who have been selected to attend the Transparency International School on Integrity, which takes place from 10-16 July 2017 in Vilnius, Lithuania. The programme empowers young people with the necessary skills to fight corruption in their countries.

Sexwale: state not so much captured, but “handed over”

30th June 2017 in , /by

At a meeting on 29 June to launch the final report of an independent investigations into the affairs of the Trillian group, Trillian chairperson Tokyo Sexwale noted that the state has not just been captured, but “handed over”. The principal investigator, Advocate Geoff Budlender, said in his report that the information uncovered should be of “great public concern,” and must be exposed.

Full FIC amendment act needed to catch the corrupt

26th June 2017 in , , , , /by

The narrative of the state captured by President Jacob Zuma and his group of elites takes away from and does not acknowledge the participation and contribution of scores of people who work in administrative positions in the state or private sector, writes CW’s Leanne Govindsamy. This highlights the importance of the immediate commencement of the full Financial Intelligence Centre amendment act, which was signed into law at the end of April.