Big spending puts Public Works back on zero list
A few months ago, Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi warned corrupt officials that they could run but they could not hide. This week, it was revealed that his department spent […]
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Misdeeds plague health ministry
From mismanagement of funds to fraud and misconduct by hospital health care workers, the national Department of Health has had its fair share of problems over the past few years. […]
Corruption Watch, TAC take SIU to court over Gauteng health probe info
24 January 2013 Corruption Watch and TAC to take action to uncover information about SIU investigation into Gauteng Health Department Corruption Watch (CW) and the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) are […]
Seriti responds to ‘second agenda’ claims
Last week Corruption Watch reported on allegations made by a former senior investigator for the commission of inquiry into the procurement of arms, commonly referred to as the Seriti commission. […]
‘Political elite must put integrity above self-interest’
Corruption is eating away at Africa's biggest economy, stifling growth, marring its international reputation and, most importantly, hurting the poor, writes Transparency International’s managing director Cobus de Swardt. Now that […]
Unpacking our corruption ‘tipping point’
Are you witnessing corruption but don’t know what to do about it? Ask the team of Corruption Watch experts what to do by writing to: letters@businesstimes.co.za and mark your letter […]
Treasury flexes its muscles
Our hero this week is the National Treasury, which, in an unprecedented move, has cut the umbilical cord of funding to a municipality in the northern Free State following its […]
Arms-deal probe latest: ‘Zuma, Seriti must act’
If the allegations of conflict of interest within the Arms Deal probe by a former investigator are found to be true, and evidence of corruption surfaces, then President Jacob Zuma should dismiss the commissioners, according to Hennie van Vuuren, co-author of The Devil in the Detail and fellow at the Open Society Foundation of South Africa, who spoke to Corruption Watch on Friday.
2013: corruption in the spotlight
As South Africans look to the year ahead, all signs are that the problem of corruption will keep lawmakers and anti-corruption organisations preoccupied. Several high-profile cases that we expect to […]