Global corruption snapshots: 18 June 2015
In Zimbabwe’s city of Harare, the income of street vendors has been affected for years by police intimidation and corruption, and the recent decision to declare them illegal has only made their work harder.
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In Zimbabwe’s city of Harare, the income of street vendors has been affected for years by police intimidation and corruption, and the recent decision to declare them illegal has only made their work harder.
The voices of African youth have resonated loud and clear from across the continent as the winners to Corruption Watch’s writing competition, My Corruption Free Africa, were announced on 16 June as part of the organisation’s youth month activities. Our winning entries came from Cameroon, South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria.
The judges have convened, the votes are in, and the winners have been chosen. Our inaugural My Corruption-Free Africa blogging and photographic competition drew over 100 entrants from Kenya and […]
Dear Corruption Watch: I understand that corruption usually involves someone paying money to a government official to get something to which they are not otherwise entitled (such as bribing an […]
By Guy Martin First published on DefenceWeb Transparency International has hosted an anti-corruption workshop with civil society leaders in Johannesburg, after providing anti-corruption training and guidance to the South African […]
Corruption Watch is out and about next week – we’re joining forces with dynamic youth content agency, Livity Africa, for its #VIPYouthFest in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, from 16 – 18 June. […]
UNODC assists Senegal in its fight against money-laundering An intensive training on financial investigation delivered to Senegalese authorities ended on 22 May. Organized by UNODC, through its Global Programme against […]
In April Corruption Watch was one of many organisations which signed its name to an open letter to the AU, protesting the manner in which the South African government addressed […]
The cost of corruption is much higher than would seem at first glance. If you want to understand why Corruption Watch, Transparency International, and all the other organisations fighting corruption […]
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