Dear Corruption Watch, the national director of public prosecutions recently announced that not only have charges of fraud and perjury against his deputy, Nomgcobo Jiba, been withdrawn, but she’s been promoted! How can she have a future at the NPA?
Fraudulent CVs and work records are uncovered regularly these days, and it’s not just desperate job seekers who are doing it, but senior management and leaders of society too. Thorough background checking is essential, but the advent of the Protection of Personal Information Act will make HR practitioners’ job a little harder.
Some of the corruption stories that made headlines around the world this week.
Transparency International has today released its 2015 Progress Report, Exporting Corruption, on enforcement of the OECD’s Anti-Bribery Convention to which South Africa, together with 40 other countries, is a signatory. […]
The decision by the NDPP to withdraw charges against could have a material bearing on cases that have been brought by Corruption Watch and Freedom Under Law, who are accordingly asking for the reasons for the withdrawal.
Corruption is not just manifest in the actual deed – it has a host of knock-on effects which are felt throughout our society. Here are 67 good reasons to fight corruption.
Dear Corruption Watch, I’m hearing that in addition to such indignities as contempt and “xenophobia”, refugees must pay bribes to become documented aliens. Don’t our laws protecting people’s rights extend to immigrants?
The latest anti-corruption survey from law firm ENSafrica is out – this year 88 organisations, including ENS corporate clients, across Africa participated.
South Africa is not in a good space when it comes to corruption, says Corruption Watch board member and former Home Affairs director general Mavuso Msimang. But there is room for optimism in the face of severe challenges.