Entries by Corruption Watch

Why people commit white collar crimes (and how to stop them)

30 March 2017 in /by

By focusing on the “big fish,” we risk missing the reality that many white-collar crimes are committed not by operatic fraudsters, but by essentially decent people pushed to the brink by a combination of human pressures and poor business culture, writes compliance expert Alice BrightSky. Presented with personal obligations and difficulties (e.g. financial woes, family demands), a poor workplace culture, and the opportunity for wrongdoing, these typically honest people succumbed.

Ahmed Kathrada: a man of principle

28 March 2017 in , /by

The life of Ahmed Kathrada was extraordinary and his contribution to South Africa will be etched into our history. The stalwart passed away in the early hours of this morning, and we extend our condolences to his partner Barbara Hogan, the Kathrada family, the African National Congress and the many friends of the liberation movement.

SA lags in using open data for anti-corruption

27 March 2017 in , /by

South Africa and other G20 countries are failing to meet commitments to publish data that helps tackle corruption, according to research published recently by Transparency International and the Web Foundation. If the data was publicly available it could be used to curb criminal activities, including money laundering and tax evasion.

Information Regulator gets off the ground

20 March 2017 in , /by

The newly-established Information Regulator is South Africa’s data protection agency. It’s headed by former Independent Electoral Commission chairperson Advocate Pansy Tlakula, with two full-time and two part-time employees, The Regulator is subject only to the law and the Constitution, and accounts to the National Assembly.

CPS asks us to retract statements

13 March 2017 in , , , , /by

Cash Paymaster Services has written to us through their attorneys, asking us to retract certain recent statements our executive director David Lewis has made in the media. They are concerned about the statements’ possible implication of corruption on their part, connected to the social grants debacle. We, in turn, believe the statements have merit and will not retract them.