National Lotteries Board taking no chances
By Valencia Talane It was established in 1997 and claims a budget of R2-billion per annum for community development initiatives across the country in areas like arts and sports, while […]
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Good business ethics should be second nature
Every organisation needs a good ethical culture and compliance with the rules, where the second flows naturally from the first. Monitoring and rating tools developed by Cynthia Schoeman, the subject of our second private sector anti-corruption article, help companies get there.
Are Madonsela’s powers in jeopardy?
Dear Corruption Watch, Last week, members of Parliament’s justice portfolio committee made some worrying statements to the public protector. According to reports, ANC members accused Thuli Madonsela of “taking certain […]
No faith in Faith
In February 2014 public protector Thuli Madonsela published a report on maladministration and abuse of power at the SABC. Titled When Governance and Ethics Fail, it highlighted, among other things, […]
Some relief for Eastern Cape schools
By Valencia Talane In November 2013 Corruption Watch reported on a case of bad service delivery at an Eastern Cape school that had no chairs or desks for its learners. […]
Private sector action against corruption – part one
In our new series, we highlight the ways in which some private companies and organisations are taking up the fight against corruption. Our first subject is Consulting Engineers South Africa, a non-profit organisation and voluntary association, which has put numerous measures into place to ensure that its members engage in corruption-free business.
Attacks on public protector are unacceptable
Corruption Watch notes with great concern the repeated attacks on the Office of the Public Protector, the latest incident involving comments made by the Justice Portfolio Committee in Parliament last […]
Attacks on public protector’s office are an attempt to silence anticorruption voice
Corruption Watch notes with great concern the repeated attacks on the Office of the Public Protector, the latest incident involving comments made by the Justice Portfolio Committee in Parliament last […]
The court’s role in fighting corruption
On Thursday 5 June 2014 Judge Fritz Brand, of the Supreme Court of Appeal, addressed the Symposium on Corruption in the Public Sector, which was hosted by the University of […]