No fast fix for questionable collecting tactics
Dear Corruption Watch, my neighbours complain that their municipal water and electricity bills are incorrect. When they try to challenge their bills, our municipality says that they must first pay […]
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CW takes on GDE
Corruption Watch took the Gauteng Department of Education to court over their failure to abide with constitutionally guaranteed processes relating to access to information.
A further Sassa judgment handed down
The Constitutional Court on Tuesday handed down another judgment in the case between AllPay Consolidated Investment Holdings and the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa). The judgment was for an […]
Arms suppliers deny bribery and corruption
By Lee-Ann Alfreds A German arms company did not pay a bribe to arms acquisition chief Chippy Shaik to ensure they won the tender to supply four frigates to the […]
Don’t pay a traffic bribe!
Two Mthatha, Eastern Cape, traffic officers were arrested last week for allegedly trying to solicit a bribe from a truck driver. For having the courage to report the officers for […]
SGBs succeed with transparency, trust and teamwork
By Valencia Talane When the school governing body (SGB) system works, it works very well. When it doesn’t, the consequences are disastrous and it is usually learners who suffer the […]
Private sector can bring company crooks to justice
Dear Corruption Watch: You wrote about offshore Swiss bank accounts for people like Fana Hlongwana, whose name has been linked to the arms deal. Since South Africa still has exchange […]
#MyHandsAreClean … are yours?
First published on Transparency International The call to action is a simple one: take a photo of your hand, post it on Twitter using the hashtag #MyHandsAreClean and nominate your […]
Charges reinstated against Mdluli, Barnard
Corruption Watch has followed the Richard Mdluli case almost since the day the organisation launched. For years Mdluli, the former head of police crime intelligence, has evaded justice relating to […]