Hero and Zero for 2014
It’s that time of the year when we look back on the individuals, organisations, and institutions who frustrated us, made us weep and gnash our teeth, made us throw up […]
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Vote for your hero and zero of the year!
It’s that time of the year when we look back on the individuals, organisations, and institutions who frustrated us, made us weep and gnash our teeth, made us throw up […]
Planning for OECD phase 4 is under way
Phase 4 monitoring of the implementation of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) anti-bribery convention will soon get under way. The fourth phase, driven by the working group […]
SA fares poorly in the global Corruption Perceptions Index, yet again
Today’s release of Transparency International’s (TI) 2014 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), the most widely used indicator of corruption worldwide, highlights again the gradual erosion of trust in South Africa’s public […]
Minimal CPI improvement for SA
Transparency International’s (TI) 20th Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) has been released today. The annual index ranks countries or territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption. The lower the […]
Sex for marks a criminal act
Dear Corruption Watch My daughter's best friend's teacher wants her to perform a sexual favour in exchange for good marks. She is terrified both of "paying the bribe" and telling her […]
Shocking waste of taxpayers’ money
Our zero this week is embattled power utility Eskom. Media reports last week claim that over the past five years, Eskom has spent a billion rand of taxpayers’ money on […]
Global corruption snapshots: 27 Nov 2014
Turkey bans reporting on corruption investigation of ex-ministers A Turkish court has banned media from reporting on a parliamentary investigation into corruption allegations against four ex-ministers, a move the opposition […]
AG: no penalties for officials who abuse systems
By Valencia Talane Wasteful expenditure and the flouting of procurement processes in government will continue because there are simply no consequences for errant officials who abuse systems without shame. This […]