Entries by Corruption Watch

Majola contravened Companies Act – Nicholson

14th March 2012 /0 Comments/in /by

Judge Chris Nicholson and his committee of inquiry have announced that Cricket South Africa's CEO Gerald Majola intentionally tried to cover a breach of the Companies Act.   Below is Nicholson's full statement made in Pretoria on 9 March 2012:   Introduction On behalf of the committee I would like to thank you for attending […]

Graft report: we won’t take no for an answer

13th March 2012 /0 Comments/in /by

Corruption Watch has entered into correspondence with the KwaZulu-Natal provincial government and eThekwini mayor to obtain a copy of the controversial 700-page Manase report, which revealed R2.2-billion irregular expenditure by the metro over the past three years. Corruption Watch – prompted by mounting outrage over the widespread abuse of public funds and resources – was […]

Joburg MMC in hot water for lavish gifts

13th March 2012 /0 Comments/in /by

Matshidiso Mfikoe, currently the City of Johannesburg’s member of the mayoral committee (MMC) for public safety, is under investigation for misusing public money for her own benefit during her tenure as MMC for environment and corporate services prior to the local government elections in May 2011. Her mandate as portfolio head of environment placed City […]

Corruption Watch wants eThekwini graft report

13th March 2012 /0 Comments/in /by

By Chantelle Benjamin Corruption Watch has written a letter to the KwaZulu-Natal provincial government and eThekwini mayor requesting a copy of the controversial 700-page Manase report, which revealed R2,2-billion irregular expenditure by the metro over the past three years. The organisation’s executive director David Lewis said on Monday 12 March 2012 that they had filed […]

Corruption snapshot: 1 – 8 March

9th March 2012 /0 Comments/in /by

Open-chequebook bribe unreported   An alleged attempt to influence one of South Africa’s biggest state tenders with an “open chequebook” bribe was effectively swept under the carpet by the high-level committee deliberating on it in 2008, it was recently reported in Mail & Guardian.   The bid-adjudication committee, chaired by top advocate Norman Arendse, failed […]

State corruption: junior staff, justice dept worst

8th March 2012 /0 Comments/in /by

Corruption is most likely to occur among lower level government employees and those employed within the justice cluster, which includes the police, courts and correctional services, according to a recently released report. The report, released to parliament by the Public Service Commission (PSC) in the first week of March 2012, probed financial misconduct in 39 […]