Tjo-tjo and favours evident in school grounds
By Kavisha Pillay According to a Corruption Watch survey into corruption in schools, favours in exchange for better marks was singled out as a prevalent form of misuse of power. […]
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Schools corruption in the global spotlight
Transparency International’s (TI) latest report reveals that schools corruption is not just a South African problem, but a global one. The Global Corruption Report: Education shows that corruption is rampant […]
Water licencing process must be transparent
Dear Corruption Watch, And now water licencing and fracking. We've seen the abuse of power, delays and market uncertainty caused by mining licencing, will this be more of the same? […]
Survey: Corruption in schools on the rise
Since Corruption Watch launched its schools campaign, reports of irregularities in school management have been coming in thick and fast. Since January 2012, the civil society organisation has received over […]
Phiyega not convincing on crime stats
Despite the police service punting the annual crime statistics, released on 19 September, as an improvement in many areas, they still paint a bleak picture. In fact, said the Institute […]
Mdluli not above the law, says court
Former police crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli will still have his day in court, if Judge John Murphy’s new judgements are carried out. In the Pretoria High Court on Monday, […]
Cross-border punishment for corrupt companies
That the US Justice Department and Securities Exchange Commission are looking into Gold Fields’s controversial BEE transaction raises questions for me as a local shareholder. First, under what jurisdiction would […]
Public works department squanders money
The Department of Public Works is our zero today for admitting to improper spending of almost R4-billion in public funds. Speaking at a joint meeting of Scopa and the public […]
Crime stats still don’t address corruption
The release of the latest crime statistics might show some progress in certain areas, but anti-corruption agencies still have little to rejoice over. Speaking in Pretoria this morning, police minister […]