In a scathing judgment delivered today, the Constitutional Court found that both Jacob Zuma and the National Assembly acted contrary to the Constitution in dismissing the findings of the public protector with regard to the Nkandla matter. Read the summary of the judgment here, and download the full document.
Today the Constitutional Court handed down judgment in the Nkandla matter brought by the EFF and DA. Corruption Watch applauds the judgment which finds that the rulings of the Public Protector in this matter are binding and can only be set aside upon judicial review.
Corruption Watch applauds today’s Constitutional Court judgment which finds that the rulings of the Public Protector are binding and can only be set aside upon judicial review. The judgment reinforces […]
The Constitutional Court will hand down judgment in the Nkandla matter, brought by the EFF and the DA, on 31 March at 10h00. Follow the proceedings on our social media channels and our live stream page.
Jacob Zuma’s legacy will be inextricably associated with corruption and the destabilisation of institutions of governance, writes our board member Mavuso Msimang. The machinations of the modern-day Ozymandias have been enabled by a feeble leadership that failed to hold him to account.
The challenge of corruption persists in Mexico, but the public’s reaction is changing. As never before, Mexican society today is taking the fight against corruption into its own hands.
Civil society organisations have released a joint statement expressing their shock at the assassination of the chairman of Amadiba Crisis Committee, Sikhosiphi Bazooka Rhadebe, at his home. The organisations are extremely concerned for the safety of other activists of the ACC.
Civil society organisations have issued a strongly worded statement of protest after the raid on Sunday afternoon of the Helen Suzman Foundation offices in Johannesburg. Read the statement here.
South Africa experienced a fascinating week, politically speaking, last week. As can be expected, the world was watching and some of the leading global news agencies reported on the events of the past few days, including “Guptagate” and the confirmation by Fifa -and later denial by South Africa – of a 2010 World Cup bribe.
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