Corruption Watch condemns Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba’s recent inflammatory statements regarding immigrants. The organisation calls on the DA to repudiate these unfounded comments that have the potential to spark anti-immigrant emotions. At the helm of a city as diverse as Johannesburg, it is surely incumbent on Mashaba to seek to unite rather than to divide the residents of the city which he oversees.
The giving and receiving of gifts is especially prevalent at this time of the year – this means that the potential for abuse is also greater, writes Cynthia Schoeman. A crystal-clear gift policy will ensure that the line between corruption and acceptable practice is clearly understood and that the potential for abuse is minimised.
On the whole, government strategies and policies around the urban renewal programme were well intended and thought through, said Auditor-General Kimi Makwethu yesterday at the release of a report on the status of the URP – but the more detailed planning and execution hampered the successful implementation of these strategies and policies.
The office of the Information Regulator has been established in terms of the Protection of Personal Information Act, with the five-year appointment of Advocate Pansy Tlakula and her four staff members coming into effect tomorrow. The act will protect people’s personal information and prevent the potential damage they would suffer from, for instance, identity theft or a violation of their private data.
Sassa executives came under fire recently when they appeared before Parliament’s standing committee on public accounts to answer questions on the financial health of the agency and its spending history in the 2015/16 financial year. With R1.1-billion in irregular expenditure, Sassa has a lot to answer for.
The launch of our Project Lokisa report yesterday was notable for the absence of the key player in the story – the Department of Home Affairs. Despite its claims that it was unaware of the arrangements, the department has nobody to blame but itself for not showing up.
Our new investigative report on corruption in the Home Affairs refugee and asylum system, released today, shows that corruption is now so endemic that only a concerted effort by multiple stakeholders can hope to curb it. With our partners, we spent two years investigating the extent of the rot, and have identified the weaknesses as well as ways in which to fix them.
Corruption at the Department of Home Affairs, according to a new report released by Corruption Watch today, is now so endemic that only a concerted effort by multiple stakeholders can hope to curb it. However, the department has failed to respond to any of the attempts by Corruption Watch and its civil society partners to alert them to the reports of corruption received from foreign nationals, and also rejected the recommendations contained in a memorandum proposing practical solutions to the problem.
The Constitutional Court’s dismissal of Terry Crawford-Browne’s application to have the findings of the Seriti Commission set aside should not be seen as a victory for those who support the commission, say Corruption Watch and Right2Know. The court did not dismiss Crawford-Browne’s application because it had no merit, but rather on procedural grounds, the organisations emphasise.