Entries by Corruption Watch

CW soon in ConCourt to challenge CGE appointments

29th January 2025 in , , , , /by

Corruption Watch will appear in the Constitutional Court on 6 March to challenge the National Assembly’s recent appointment of persons to the Commission on Gender Equality. The organisation contends that the parliamentary committee on women, youth, and people with disabilities failed in its constitutional duty to facilitate meaningful public involvement in the appointment process, and seeks a court order declaring the appointments to be unlawful and invalid, suspended for 18 months to allow for the process to be run again.

Parly to investigate social grant application and payment system

22nd January 2025 in , , , /by

The parliamentary portfolio committee on social development has ordered a thorough investigation into the entire social grants application and payment system. The committee is concerned about the weaknesses exposed in an investigation conducted last year into social relief of distress grants, and wants the same treatment extended to the wider social grant system.

Control of corruption must be achieved for democracy to succeed

15th January 2025 in , /by

South Africa’s control of corruption, as measured by the World Bank for its worldwide governance indicators, is slipping steadily. Control of corruption is an important element of good and effective governance, and together with the other indicators measured by the World Bank, is a factor of whether authority in a country is exercised for the good of the people, or for private gain.

Artificial intelligence in anti-corruption: opportunities and challenges

10th January 2025 in , /by

Artificial intelligence tools have enormous potential to enhance anti-corruption efforts, writes Soo Jin So for the Global Anticorruption Blog. AI-powered systems, especially those driven by machine learning, can review large datasets to identify patterns and anomalies, flagging potentially corrupt activities more swiftly and accurately than human investigators. But there are some challenges to overcome.