The second-last article in our local government series tackles the issue of finances. Funding from the national government is essential for the running of municipal administrations as well as the […]
Corruption Watch has reported before on the questionable leasing deal entered into by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) – a deal that saw the IEC in 2009 signing a contract […]
In part four of our local government series we take a look at the key pieces of legislation that are relevant to local government. South Africa’s Constitution not only creates […]
Follow our regular updates, straight from the chambers of the Seriti Commission. 24 March 2014: Last Monday, the commission returned to Richard Young’s request for documents and time to allow […]
Dear Corruption Watch, Internal auditors often have to speak out against corruption and frequently face intimidation in doing so. Is South Africa’s whistleblower framework sufficient to encourage and protect internal […]
By Valencia Talane Despite the release of the ANC’s parliamentary list this week, which is peppered with discredited politicians, today we have decided to recognise heroes rather than zeroes for […]
By Lee-Ann Alfreds The premise was irresistible: 64 165 jobs would be created and between R104-billion and R110-billion in investment attracted in return for spending just R30-billion, plus finance costs, […]
In the newly democratised South Africa, who could say no to an investment into our economy of between R104- and R110-billion, with the creation of 65 000 jobs? This was the […]
By Valencia Talane Twelve years ago Simphiwe Zwane participated in her first service delivery protest in Thembelihle south of Johannesburg. The event was a landmark case of a community revolting […]
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