Arms deal offsets – were they worth it?
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 […]
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Local government in South Africa – part 3, the councillor
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 […]
List disproves ANC claim of fighting corruption
The ruling party has just released its National Assembly list, and there are some names on the list which Corruption Watch followers will have seen on our pages before. The […]
Local government in South Africa – part 2, who’s who
Municipalities are complex institutions with a wide range of powers and duties. It is important to know who the officials and role-players in municipalities are, and to understand their duties […]
Local government in South Africa – part 1, overview
Since our launch in January 2013, Corruption Watch has received a high volume of reports uncovering corrupt activities at local government level. As local government is the sphere of government […]
You can mount private prosecution
Dear Corruption Watch The Constitutional Court has found that the social grants contract from the South African Social Security Agency granted to Cash Paymaster Services — and challenged by AllPay […]
Demanding accountability
Corruption affects every one of us, and often its presence impels us to make a stand, no matter the cost. Our heroes for this week are municipal workers from Moqhaka […]
A killer in more ways than one
By Lee-Ann Alfreds It helped bankrupt Greece, wiped out a multi-million rand education aid package to poverty-stricken Tanzania and robbed struggling South Africans of a potential 1.1-million jobs. Yet such […]
Anti-corruption bureau must return, says CW
On 7 March 2014 Corruption Watch (CW) made submissions to Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration regarding the new Public Administration Management Bill (PAM Bill). The organisation expressed […]