Entries by Corruption Watch

Episode 2 – Land and Corruption: Story of the Marginalised

18 October 2023 in , , , , , /by

Episode 2 of Corruption Watch’s new five-part podcast series explores the contentious issue of land in South Africa, its importance as a critical resource and foundation for sustainable livelihoods, and the way the land system works in practice in this country. This series forms part of our work in the second phase of Transparency International’s Land and Corruption in Africa project, which seeks to address land corruption risks and injustices in sub-Saharan Africa.

Public enterprises dept continues its downhill slide

17 October 2023 in , /by

The Department of Public Enterprises, under the leadership of Pravin Gordhan, failed to meet 42% of its targets for the 2022/2023 financial year. Presenting the department’s annual audit outcomes to Parliament, the Auditor-General of South Africa said this low achievement rate “directly links” to the stagnation seen in the performance of the state-owned entities under its control – particularly Transnet.

Land and Corruption: Story of the Marginalised – podcast and report launch

16 October 2023 in , , , /by

Corruption Watch extends an invitation to join moderator Sakina Kamwendo for a listening session marking our new five-part podcast series, Land and Corruption: Story of the Marginalised, as well as the release of a research report that addresses the intersection between land, corruption, and discrimination. The event takes place on 23 October at 18h00. See this advisory for more details.

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

13 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

9 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?

5 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.