Joburg MMC in hot water for lavish gifts
Matshidiso Mfikoe, currently the City of Johannesburg’s member of the mayoral committee (MMC) for public safety, is under investigation for misusing public money for her own benefit during her tenure […]
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Corruption Watch wants eThekwini graft report
By Chantelle Benjamin Corruption Watch has written a letter to the KwaZulu-Natal provincial government and eThekwini mayor requesting a copy of the controversial 700-page Manase report, which revealed R2,2-billion irregular […]
Cele inquiry made public for greater transparency
The decision to hold a public inquiry into allegations of misconduct against suspended police chief Bheki Cele was made in the interests of transparency, a senior government official has said. […]
More than 500 cases reported to Corruption Watch in its first month
11 March 2012 – Municipalities, traffic cops, and the health sector were frequently mentioned in the corruption cases reported to Corruption Watch within its first month of operation. The civil […]
Corruption snapshot: 1 – 8 March
Open-chequebook bribe unreported An alleged attempt to influence one of South Africa’s biggest state tenders with an “open chequebook” bribe was effectively swept under the carpet by the high-level […]
State corruption: junior staff, justice dept worst
Corruption is most likely to occur among lower level government employees and those employed within the justice cluster, which includes the police, courts and correctional services, according to a recently […]
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. […]
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 […]