Global corruption snapshots: 06 August 2015
Some of the corruption stories that made headlines this week
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Corruption Watch, Freedom Under Law go to court over Nxasana
Corruption Watch and Freedom under Law go to court to review former NDPP Mxolisi Nxasana’s R17-million settlement agreement. The organisations are of the view that the settlement agreement and the decision to authorise such agreement were unlawful and unconstitutional.
New Gauteng provincial banker announced
The Gauteng provincial government today announced that First National Bank will be its banking supplier for the next five years. The tender for banking services, together with that of the Cedar Road upgrade, comprised the pilot phase of the Open Tender project, which has now ended. The provincial government will now recommend that the project be rolled out across the province.
Anti-corruption march postponed by a month
The unprecedented level of support for the march has necessitated a wider process of consultation, mass education and mobilisation. Partly at the request of various key partners, the decision was taken to extend the mobilization period by a month, to 23 September.
Is blood always thicker than water?
Dear Corruption Watch: The head of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate [in Gauteng] has been suspended while being investigated for nepotism. Why does nepotism in public sector appointments or other forms of appointment constitute corruption? And if it is corruption, is it criminal?
Global corruption snapshots: 30 July 2015
Corruption news from around the world, as shared by some of the leading news agencies
Bribe refusal leads to arrest of criminal
He refused to take a bribe, and in the end the criminal was caught. Kempton Park-based Detective Constable Mlungisi Mhlongo is our hero for this week for demonstrating how a simple but honest act is valuable in the fight against crime.
Time the corrupt got their marching orders
Why march against corruption on 19 August, and not unemployment or inequality? Why only march on public sector buildings and not on big corporates? And what can be achieved by marching? There are compelling answers to these questions, writes David Lewis.
E-governance a blow to corruption
Dear Corruption Watch: I was reading a piece on rampant corruption in India and the prevailing dispensation’s undertaking to root it out. One of the initiatives was to implement an online application system for the granting of certain permits. Is this something worth exploring in South Africa?