A recent judgment handed down in the Western Cape High Court, stated that there is evidence that gang members have infiltrated the top management structures of the Saps in the Western Cape, and are accessing key documents and strategies on crime fighting. Now the police ombud in that province has been called on to establish the feasibility of a commission of inquiry to probe links between gangs and police members.
In part three of our summary of the government response to the Zondo commission’s recommendations, we highlight the lack of accountability for those implicated in compromising the country’s intelligence systems. Part one dealt with a permanent investigative directorate under the NPA, enhanced asset recovery capabilities, and better whistle-blower protection. In part two we discussed changes proposed for the public procurement system.
Read our multi-part unpacking of the South African government’s proposed response to the recommendations of the Zondo commission. In part two we highlight changes proposed for the public procurement system. Part one looked at a permanent investigative directorate under the NPA, enhanced asset recovery capabilities, and better whistle-blower protection.
The Civil Society Working Group on State Capture – of which Corruption Watch is a member – welcomes the government’s acceptance of the findings of the Zondo commission, as outlined in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s response of 23 October 2022. It cautions, however, that to think of state capture as being a thing of the past would be to make a grave mistake.
The National Prosecuting Authority’s Investigative Directive has arrested former Eskom acting CEO Matshela Koko, his wife Mosima Koko, and his stepdaughter Koketso Choma on charges of corruption relating to state capture. The trio is said to have benefited from an irregularly awarded contract worth R2.2-billion.
Read our multi-part unpacking of the South African government’s proposed response to the recommendations of the Zondo commission. In part one we highlight a permanent investigative directorate under the NPA, enhanced asset recovery capabilities, and better whistle-blower protection.
The Special Investigating Unit has laid bare the extent of the incompetence, corruption, and malfeasance that has spread through South Africa’s vehicle and driving licensing system.
South Africa’s Financial Intelligence Centre, in its latest annual report, said it had contributed to the recovery of over R5-billion in criminal proceeds – compared to last year’s R3.3-billion. The organisation attributes its success to partnerships and collaboration, use of technology, and an increase in the use of its intelligence reports – among other reasons.
Law firm Bowmans says that a proposal set out in the amended version of the Zondo commission’s final report is that private sector companies be held criminally liable for failure to prevent corruption.