Informal settlers homeless as housing dept stalls
More than 300 informal settlers in Sol Plaatje squatter camp near Roodepoort are still waiting for RDP houses they were promised in 1999. Although most of the houses have been […]
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The Mdluli connection
Confused about who’s who in the unfolding scandal involving crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli? Our latest infographic gives you an introduction to the cast of characters in the Mdluli saga. […]
Fronting is criminal conduct
Dear Corruption Watch I'd like to know if 'fronting' could be considered a corrupt practice. I have discovered that in several tenders for which my company has bid our […]
Cops who beat hawkers ID’d, but still at work
By Chantelle Benjamin Two weeks after being filmed assaulting an Ivory Park hawker, it appears the four Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) officers are still on duty, despite a probe […]
Mdluli’s tangled web
By Chantelle Benjamin Three months after it was announced that National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Pretoria head Glynnis Breytenbach was asked to submit a response to charges against her, she has […]
Corruption snapshot: 26 April – 2 May
Nzimande urges united anti-corruption fight Sacp general secretary Blade Nzimande yesterday called on workers and labour leaders to fight corruption with Cosatu. Nzimande was speaking at the national Workers’ Day […]
Bribe hotspots: is anyone getting convicted?
In a survey sent out to readers of The Cape Argus, The Star, Pretoria News and The Daily News, and broadcast to listeners of 567 Cape Talk and KFM, 94.7 […]
Unofficial ‘road tax’ eats into everyone’s pocket
On top of looming e-tolls and rapidly increasing petrol prices, South Africans are deeply affected by the “unofficial road tax” that is tjo-tjo. This is the now commonly used word, […]
Anti-corruption champion hands over baton to the youth
When businessman Hugh Glenister launched a court action in an attempt to halt the disbanding of the Scorpions five years ago, everyone thought he wouldn’t go far. In fact, when […]