Global corruption snapshots: 30 July 2015
Corruption news from around the world, as shared by some of the leading news agencies
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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?
Corruption Watch relaunches its website
Corruption Watch is pleased to announce the relaunch of its website.
South Africa’s democracy ‘built to last’
The public protector is constitutionally mandated to investigate, report and take – not merely recommend – appropriate remedial action on improper conduct. This was again clarified by incumbent Advocate Thuli Madonsela at the recent State of the Nation business breakfast in Johannesburg.
Global corruption snapshots: 23 July 2015
The latest corruption stories from around the globe.
Learning from the example of past presidents
By willingly appearing in court in 1999 to give testimony in a case, President Nelson Mandela showed his respect for the rule of law and the judiciary, and demonstrated that even he was not above the law. Is there a lesson here for the present government?
Act lost in bureaucracy it should be policing
You’ve told us that the new Public Administration Management Act is really important since it prevents state officials from doing business with the state and requires them to declare all financial interests. I’ve heard that the president still hasn’t brought the act into operation. Why hasn’t he done so already? Given the urgency with which we should be fighting corruption, is there any way that we can make him hurry up?