IPID: policing the police
Dear Corruption Watch, What exactly is IPID? It has been much in the news, and now it's 'studying' the McBride court record. What is it meant to do for South […]
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Corrupt police are our zeroes
Our zeroes this week are all the police officers who have been implicated in or found to be guilty of corruption in the course of their work. This lamentable situation […]
Press conference: march against xenophobia
The recent xenophobic attacks that have gripped South Africa have shamed the country, and sent shockwaves far beyond our borders. The attacks present a picture of South Africans to the […]
On-the-spot driver re-testing is not corruption solution
“I was driving along N12 to Etwatwa. At offramp 444 an officer stopped me. He discovered my hired trailer tyres were worn out…” In an official complaint lodged with Corruption […]
CW urges stronger measures to enhance integrity within SAPS
Corruption Watch (CW), in its submission yesterday on the Draft White Paper on the Police to the Civilian Secretariat for the Police, has raised particular concern at the widely perceived […]
Public can enforce PP remedial action through courts
Source: Office of the Public Protector It is okay for members of the public to take government to court if they believe that the public protector's remedial action should be […]
Corruption undermines every aspect of conservation
By Bob Smith, senior research fellow in Conservation Science at Kent University First published on The Conversation African elephants are in serious danger. The magnificent creatures are found in 37 […]
Taking their dirty deeds abroad
The FCPA Blog, which focuses on enforcement related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, has released its latest list of companies being investigated under the act. The blog has published […]
African youth shine in My Corruption-Free Africa
Personal musings, facts and figures, fictional accounts – this is the scope of the diversity of entries in our first My Corruption-Free Africa competition. We had a great response to […]