Corruption Watch sets the record straight on Cosatu funding
26 November 2015 The board of Corruption Watch issued a statement today in response to comments made by the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) at the Cosatu Congress […]
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Audit reports improve, but old problems remain
Provincial and national departments as well as public entities showed a marginal improvement in audit outcomes, said auditor-general Kimi Makwetu, presenting his annual report – but the results could have been much better if the leadership of those bodies had come to the party.
SA police force featured in new corruption book
South Africa’s police force is one of eight profiled in a new book on police corruption. Using case studies, the book examines the causes and consequences of corruption in the countries in question, as well as the methods they have developed to tackle the problem.
Businessman blows the whistle on corrupt officials
These days it’s almost standard practice among those seeking to do business with state departments to pay bribes in order to win lucrative contracts. But there are those who stand […]
An action plan for more open government
In part two of our series on the Open Government Partnership, we take a closer look at South Africa’s action plans – that is, the efforts its government is making to improve openness and transparency. Part one gave an overview of OGP and South Africa’s role in it.
OGP for transparency and accountability
Our new two-part series looks at South Africa’s participation in the Open Government Partnership, a global initiative to make governments more open, accountable, and corruption-free. Part one gives an overview of the initiative and South Africa’s role in it, and part two looks at the country’s action plans in more detail.
The power of investigative journalism
A good investigative journalist has many tools at his disposal, and a network that he can call on at any time. The 2015 edition of Power Reporting – the African Investigative Journalism Conference, held at Wits last week, aimed to help journalists master those tools and develop that network.
SA falls short of measures to curb corrupt financial flows
In a new report, Transparency International highlights how G20 countries, including South Africa, have failed to honour their undertaking to fight corruption through implementing more transparent business practices that would make it difficult for the corrupt to hide or move money across borders.
G20 drops ball on beneficial ownership
South Africa is one of the majority of G20 countries that have failed to honour their undertaking to
fight corruption through implementing more transparent business practices and make it difficult
for the corrupt to hide or move money across borders, says Transparency International in a new report.