TI Integrity Award winners announced on Friday
Anti-corruption heroes come in all shapes and sizes, from all around the world, and from various walks of life. There is no stereotype – it could be your next-door neighbour, […]
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IEC now seeks to have lease set aside
In the same week of the deadline for nominations for the replacement of former Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) chairperson Pansy Tlakula, the matter of the lease contract that got her […]
Karoo town speaks out on corruption
By Jennifer Cohen In the small Karoo village of Prince Albert, sitting quietly at the foot of the Swartberg mountains, Every Voice Matters. Or so residents have come to […]
Spy tapes only the first step in unravelling Zuma saga
Dear Corruption Watch It was heartening to see our judicial system work when the court ordered the release of the spy tapes to the DA. But what now? What "smoking […]
Dishonest principals in the line of fire
Our zeroes this week are principals who, according to a preliminary investigation conducted by the KwaZulu-Natal education department, have artificially inflated the number of pupils enrolled in their schools. As […]
Corruption is also a crime, SAPS
Back in September 2012, when Corruption Watch had only been existence for a few months, the organisation expressed concerns over the lack of attention to fraud and corruption-related crimes in […]
Arms Deal Commission must bring accountability
By Lee-Ann Alfreds Around 40 local and international organisations are calling for the Arms Procurement Commission to be scrapped as concerns over its credibility ratchet up. Corruption Watch, Lawyers for Human […]
Public Works comes clean on misuse of public funds
The Department of Public Works has confirmed extensive misuse of public funds within its ranks – at a media briefing last week, Minister Thulas Nxesi said that investigations had uncovered […]
Dear Mr President
Dear Mr President I first wrote to you in 2012 asking you to take responsibility for your allegedly corrupt actions. Since then there’s been Guptagate, Public Protector spats, employment opportunities […]