Entries by Corruption Watch

2025 Corruption Perceptions Index to be released next week

4 February 2026 in /by

Global anti-corruption movement Transparency International will release its annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) on Tuesday, 10 February 2026. South Africa’s score in relation to perceptions of tackling public sector corruption in the country during 2025 will once again be revealed, reflecting progress, stagnation, or decline in its corruption prevention strategies since the previous year.

Madlanga interim report wants immediate investigation into several individuals

30 January 2026 in , /by

The Madlanga commission, in its interim report, has made referrals for investigation into the actions of several police service members, concerning allegations of criminality, corruption, fraud, murder, perjury, and other unlawful actions. It also found prima facie evidence of wrongdoing with regard to certain current and former employees of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality.

Leading SA society towards zero tolerance for corruption

29 January 2026 in , /by

A new research study released last month by by the Human Sciences Research Council focuses on how South Africans can be encouraged to adopt an anti-corruption mindset and work with the authorities to fight corruption. The study was founded on the objectives of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy 2020–2030, which calls for a “whole-of-society approach” to corruption.

Does merit still matter when places at university can be bought and sold?

29 January 2026 in , , , /by

“The buying of university spaces, if left unchecked, not only harms individual students but also reshapes the moral logic of education itself. It teaches young people that effort is optional and money is decisive. That is a lesson no society can afford to teach.” These are the views of Nyaniso Qwesha, writing in the Sunday Independent about corruption in the allocation of places at our universities.

Let 2026 be the year you write to a parliamentary committee

23 January 2026 in , /by

Although committees regularly invite public submissions, writes the Parliamentary Monitoring Group, stakeholder groups and ordinary citizens rarely try to influence committee programmes proactively. Yet the public has the right to do so, and citizens do not need to wait for a formal call for submissions to raise concerns or propose issues for scrutiny. Committees benefit from on-the-ground experience, specialist knowledge, and independent research that MPs and officials may not have, the organisation adds.

Political party funding in the spotlight at last year’s CoSP11

22 January 2026 in , /by

The 11th Conference of States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption took place last month in Doha, Qatar, ending on 19 December 2025. During the proceedings, states parties adopted 11 anti-corruption-related resolutions, ranging from the combating of corruption that facilitates the smuggling of migrants, to enhancing data collection to measure corruption and its impacts. Among these, they adopted a landmark resolution on combating corruption through transparency in political finance.