New twist in whistleblower murder case
By Valencia Talane Ex-Rustenburg mayor Matthew Wolmarans and his former bodyguard Enoch Matshaba, the men convicted of killing corruption whistleblower Moss Phakoe, were dealt a setback in their quest for […]
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Cost of corruption: numbers speak for themselves!
By Kavisha Pillay In our Cost of Corruption series – presented in three parts over the past few weeks – we've given you an indication of how the scourge of […]
Global treaties a useful tool for fighting graft
Dear Corruption Watch, I see there are a number of international covenants and protocols to do with fighting corruption ranging from the UN, the AU, the OECD and SADC (I’m sure there are others, […]
PAIA proves its worth
By Valencia Talane The true value of the Public Access to Information Act (PAIA) as a tool for democracy emerged this week when 15 organisations – among them media houses […]
The corruption perceptions
Many South Africans are prepared to act on corruption but the accountability of public servants is a herculean task, Corruption Watch deputy executive director Bongi Mlangeni writes in The New […]
Procurement corruption rampant in schools
Here’s a snapshot of some of the schools incidents* we’ve received from the public recently, so you can get a feel for the kind of trends we're picking up: a […]
Traffic tjo-tjo and HR nepotism on the increase
Here’s a snapshot of some of the corruption incidents* we’ve received from the public recently, so you can get a feel for the kind of trends we're picking up: a […]
Rebuilding trust is the hard part
By Nicola Whittaker The total settlement with 15 companies is in excess of R1.4bn. Aveng, Murray & Roberts, Stefanutti Stocks and WHBO are all individually coughing up in excess of […]
Collusion is corruption
By David Lewis The past week has been a watershed in two related perceptions of corruption in South Africa. The first is that the private sector bears little responsibility for […]