Entries by Corruption Watch

CW makes submissions on NSPCA case in ConCourt

17th August 2016 in , , , , /by

Corruption Watch is making submissions today in the Constitutional Court, as amicus curiae in the matter between the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals vs the minister of justice and constitutional development and the national director of public prosecutions. The organisation’s submissions focus on the right of juristic persons to bring private prosecutions against perpetrators of corrupt activities, and the impact such a right would have on the fight against corruption..

SA should choose all public figures this way

16th August 2016 in , , /by

The process to appoint a new public protector has thus far been a remarkable one. We may still find ourselves with a public protector that no one outside the ruling party would support but, by conducting hearings, with the full involvement of civil society organisations such as Corruption Watch, the political cost of this kind of appointment is decreased significantly.

Puppets should be on TV, not working as the protector

15th August 2016 in , , , /by

In the build-up to the appointment of our new public protector, we have engaged the services of that irreverent puppet Chester Missing for a series titled Puppet vs Protector. In his inimitable style, Chester conducts short interviews with all of the candidates as well as the chairperson of the parliamentary ad hoc committee tasked with selecting Thuli Madonsela’s successor.