Entries by Corruption Watch

SIU and CSIR to work with Interpol in cross-border collaboration

13 December 2023 in , /by

The Special Investigating Unit has signed an MoU with Interpol’s National Central Bureau for South Africa. This will allow the organisation to have direct access to Interpol’s information system, which extends to 195 countries, and will facilitate tracking criminals across borders. The CSIR’s information and cyber security research centre will support the SIU in various areas, including cyber infrastructure support and use of AI, blockchain, and other technologies to combat crime and corruption.

Mashatile’s bland, boring IACD speech a sad reflection of out-of-touch leadership

12 December 2023 in , /by

Why do we insist on piling accolades on a democratically elected government for managing public resources and interests competently and within the confines of the law, writes Corruption Watch’s Moepeng Talane for CW Voices. It’s like praising a fish for swimming, she adds – for doing exactly what they are required to do. “We cannot afford the business-as-usual, complacent attitude of our leaders toward corruption and towards events that highlight the urgency needed to deal with it.”

Media advisory: CW urges SA COSP group to intensify anti-corruption efforts

8 December 2023 in , , , , , /by

With a few days to go before the 10th session of the United Nations Convention against Corruption Conference of States Parties opens, Corruption Watch has written to the South African delegation urging it to intensify its efforts in the areas of beneficial ownership transparency measures, procurement transparency, international co-operation, and enhanced political finance transparency.

Twenty years of UNCAC: uniting the world against corruption

8 December 2023 in , /by

This year’s International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD), held on 9 December, will see activists and policy-makers commemorating a special anniversary – the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), the world’s first and only legally binding anti-corruption instrument, is 20 years old. The anniversary is also the theme for this year’s IACD – UNCAC at 20: Uniting the World Against Corruption.

AG: depts improve reporting, but accountability instruments must too

30 November 2023 in , /by

Among the public institutions that either failed to submit financial statements on time or at all to the Auditor-General are SAA, Prasa and the NSFAS. It is failures like these, in handling the basic requirements of the Public Finance Management Act, that prompted AG Tsakani Maluleke to call for not just improved performance from public entities, but also enhanced accountability mechanisms from Parliament and provincial legislatures charged with the oversight of public institutions.