Our Speaker’s mouth-watering shopping list
The Speaker of the Gauteng legislature requested that her office buy groceries amounting to thousands of rand. The request was granted and was signed for by the head of finance. […]
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Arms deal report must be made public, insists DA
If the arms deal inquiry is to have credibility the final report must be made public. "The fact is that we will never reach closure on the arms deal if […]
Will Secrecy Bill muzzle poor and marginalised?
The Protection of Information Bill, currently before parliament, has been the focus of intense debate and the source of deepening tension between government and civil society since it was first […]
UN Convention against corruption, 2003
Adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in October 2003, the Convention against Corruption tackles the scourge of corruption globally and affirms core values such as public accountability and transparency, […]
Transparency International: Corruption perceptions index, 2011
Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index ranks countries according to perceived levels of public-sector corruption. It gives scores to 183 countries with 10 being “clean” and 0 being “highly corrupt”. The […]
Institute for Security Studies: Protector or predator, 2011
Corruption remains a serious challenge to the effectiveness and legitimacy of the South African Police Service (SAPS). This monograph explores corruption in the SAPS prior to and after democratisation in […]
Rival tender far more expensive than mine
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 ‘Dear Corruption […]
The law trumps confidentiality agreements
Are you faced with an ethical dilemma? Are you witnessing corruption but don’t know what to do about it? Ask the team of Corruption Watch experts what to do by […]
When public service and business collide
Gauteng speaker Lindiwe Maseko’s recent comments to media that she declared her financial interests, and that she does not believe there is a conflict in her daughter catering for a […]