Entries by Corruption Watch

Land and Corruption in Africa 2 – telling stories of the marginalised

13th October 2023 in , , , , , /by

Join Corruption Watch’s Melusi Ncala and the team in a new five-part podcast series, where he discusses the work done towards the second phase of Transparency International’s Land and Corruption in Africa (LCA) project, which runs from 2021 to 2025. We are part of an eight-chapter team – with Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe – that successfully completed the first phase from 2014 to 2019. Overall, the LCA project seeks to address land corruption risks and injustices in sub-Saharan Africa.

The FIC is reaping the rewards of enhanced laws

9th October 2023 in , /by

The Financial Intelligence Centre, in its latest annual report, has revealed the recovery of more than R5.8-billion in criminal proceeds in the last financial year alone. This has been made possible by stronger powers that were enabled by legislative changes in late 2022, as part of the General Laws Amendment Act to address shortcomings in South Africa’s anti-money laundering framework.

More protections for SA whistle-blowers on the way, but will they work?

5th October 2023 in , , /by

South Africa’s current Protected Disclosures Act provides little incentive for employers to investigate whistle-blower tip-offs, either properly or at all, write the authors. And since there is scant likelihood of legislation alone providing sufficient protection for whistle-blowers, it should be bolstered by an independent body which will monitor and ensure employers take reasonable steps to investigate, and act on, disclosures.

Beneficial ownership and climate crimes: A fishy business

3rd October 2023 in , /by

The sooner climate and tax justice activists unite and demand beneficial ownership transparency, writes Matti Kohonen for the Tax Justice Network, the more urgently we can put an end to escalating climate crimes like illicit fishing and logging. “These environmental crimes not only threaten the capacity of our carbon sinks to absorb greenhouse gases, they generate profits that result in illicit financial flows: a form of illegal capital flight that occurs when money is illegally earned, transferred, or spent.”

Time for corporate SA to step up and join the fight against corruption

27th September 2023 in , , /by

A new corporate anti-corruption guide, developed by Business Leadership South Africa and the Gordon Institute of Business Science, may very well provide the impetus the business sector needs to get its act together and work cohesively towards cutting down on corruption. The two organisations envision the guide as being “the launchpad for a much-needed discussion on how to create a corruption-resistant business sector.”