I am a journalist interested in the Manase report detailing massive fraud and corruption in Durban’s eThekwini municipality. I received a press statement from KwaZulu-Natal’s cooperative governance MEC in June […]
Learner drivers who have struggled to overcome the final hurdle – getting their driver’s licence – sometimes resort in desperation and frustration to illegal ways of getting the coveted document. […]
The Global Corruption Barometer 2013 draws on a survey of more than 114 000 respondents in 107 countries. It addresses people’s direct experiences with bribery and details their views on […]
Corruption Watch’s first annual report, Turn up the Volume, offers an overview of our activities including campaigns and other ways of raising awareness of corruption, talks about the reports we […]
By Kavisha Pillay Part three of Understanding corruption in public procurement takes a quick look at what’s involved in the tender process, then considers what and who influences the opportunities […]
By Kavisha Pillay The World Bank notes that public procurement is an area where the public and private sector co-operate financially and involves relatively few but high level transactions. Consequently, […]
By Kavisha Pillay Public procurement processes are often complex and transparency of the process is sometimes limited, therefore manipulation of tendering procedures is hard to detect. Corruption Watch has recently […]
Public procurement is a much talked-about term, but is often mentioned in the context of corruption. What is it all about really? Corruption Watch has recently been involved in a […]
Dear Corruption Watch A lot of corruption seems to involve tenders. Is the government always required to put out a tender when it procures goods and services, or does it […]
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