Entries by Corruption Watch

UN special rapporteur on toxics and human rights to visit SA

8 June 2023 in , /by

Ahead of his visit to South Africa in July, UN special rapporteur on toxics and human rights Marcos Orellana invites all interested individuals and organisations working on issues related to toxics and human rights and implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes – including representatives of civil society organisations, journalists, experts, and academics – to provide input for the preparation of his visit.

Cagey politicians delay Scopa quest for Eskom answers

7 June 2023 in , /by

Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts is still seeking clarity on certain points related to Eskom corruption, which former CEO Andre de Ruyter revealed earlier this year. However, neither De Ruyter, public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan, nor national security advisor Sydney Mufamadi have assisted the committee in this respect, all rather passing the buck than giving straight answers.

Provincial health depts’ legal claims costs cause for concern

5 June 2023 in , /by

Hospitals around the country face a daily challenge of inferior or no proper infrastructure to meet the medical needs of communities – this situation exacerbates the mounting medico-legal claims with which provincial health departments have to contend. While provincial health departments have to meet their service delivery goals and ballooning legal woes mean that development money has to be used to settle claims.

Gold Mafia scandal to be investigated – but can SA authorities pull off a success?

2 June 2023 in , /by

President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured the country that implicated parties in the far-reaching network on money laundering revealed in Al Jazeera’s Gold Mafia docu-series, will be investigated. But some are sceptical that the country’s bumbling law enforcement authorities are capable of carrying such an investigation through to a successful conclusion.