Civil society unhappy with govt’s xenophobia efforts
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 […]
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The rationale for fighting corruption
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 […]
Former top cop pleads guilty to corruption, kickbacks
Another bad police story – our zero this week is former deputy national police commissioner Lieutenant-General Hamilton Hlela, who has pleaded guilty in Pretoria’s Specialised Commercial Crimes Court to corruption […]
Fee just as illegal as bribe
People are often required, when registering their businesses with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission, to pay an extra “fee” to a “runner” who takes the application through the system. It seems that this fee is shared with a commission official, effectively for providing something to which the member of the public is entitled. How do we avoid this corrupt extortion?
Investigator’s testimony fingers Zuma, Shaik
President Jacob Zuma received “financial benefit” from the arms deal. And there was “prima facie” evidence of corruption involving the president and related to the deal, the Arms Procurement Commission heard last month.
AG: municipal supply chain management problematic
Municipal employees, councillors, their relatives and broader public servants benefited from municipality contracts worth over R800-million between 2013 and 2014. This was revealed by auditor-general Kimi Makwetu in his latest […]
CW weighs in on draft FIC amendment bill
Corruption Watch has made submissions on the draft Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) amendment bill. The treasury published the bill on 21 April, and invited public comment until 31 May. The […]
Open data is a key factor in fighting corruption
An open, democratic government system that gives its citizens access to information on its plans, its spending patterns and its services – it's the ideal that the world’s open data […]
Madonsela responds to Nhleko’s Nkandla report
Source: Public Protector The public protector, Advocate Thuli Madonsela, notes police minister Nathi Nhleko’s report to Parliament on the security upgrades at President Jacob Zuma’s private residence in Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal. […]