The second South African Citizens Bribery Survey, released recently by the Ethics Institute, showed that it’s the minority of people – although only just – who pay bribes, and that many South Africans have strong moral views against bribery. The percentage who refuse to pay a bribe, as opposed to those who simply not been asked, is still disappointingly small.
Transparency International, the global anti-corruption movement of which Corruption Watch is a chapter, has compiled a list of its most inspiring stories of 2016. The work done by officials within […]
Sars commissioner Tom Moyane has indicated the tax office will act on law firm Hogan Lovells’ findings, which means that second-in-command Jonas Makwakwa is not off the hook.
While young people are deeply affected by corruption and in some cases, are part of the problem, writes Sabeehah Motala, they also have the power to shape the future and ensure that corruption plays no part in it. But first the complacency around corruption has to end.
Amid recent mass public protests against corruption and economic decline in Zimbabwe, young people who showed loyalty to the ruling Zanu PF party were promised land. Transparency International Zimbabwe is currently documenting the dynamics of power, politics and corruption in urban land governance and hosting a series of community, stakeholder and policy dialogues in this area.
Corruption Watch is not satisfied with contradictory statements made by South African Revenue Services commissioner Tom Moyane and others, or by Moyane’s explanation in respect of breaches of Fica. Consequently we have laid criminal charges against Moyane, in relation to alleged fraud and corruption committed by two senior SARS employees, Jonas Makwakwa and Kelly-Ann Elskie. Charges were also laid against Makwakwa and Elskie directly.
Simphiwe Zwane, a councillor for Operation Khanyisa Movement, speaks about her life as a community representative in municipal government, and her commitment to working with municipal management to improve the lives of her constituents. ““We are going to carry on, because we believe that powers are not within the City of Joburg, but with us as the community.”
Corruption Watch would like to view the government’s draft national anti-corruption strategy as a signal that government is seriously coming to the party, writes our executive director David Lewis. However, the impact will be limited until we solve two related problems – corruption in the leadership of the NPA and the Hawks, and impunity at the highest level of government.
Corruption Watch invites media to attend an anti-corruption activation on Friday 9 December 2016, to commemorate International Anti-Corruption Day, an annual UN-designated calendar event to raise awareness of corruption. The theme for 2016 is “United against corruption for development, peace and security”.