A new report published in August 2022 by Open Secrets paints a gloomy picture of the Hawks and National Prosecuting Agency’s seeming inability to successfully prosecute state capture cases. Bad Cops, Bad Lawyers focuses on the so-called bottlenecks within the two organisations, laying bare the weaknesses within them, and making recommendations on how to get them back on course.
Released today, the new Corruption Watch report titled Sound the Alarm highlights 3 667 reports of education-related corruption received between 2012 and 2021, representing 10% of the total reports received over that period. These reports point to widespread misappropriation of resources, acts of bribery, sextortion, abuse of authority, and blatant flouting of employment and procurement processes.
An insider account of the operations of an organised rare bird smuggling group has highlighted the ease with which criminals can make money with a few pliable official contacts and very little monetary investment. Corruption plays a huge role in this illegal trade, and in the global trade in wildlife, forests and fisheries in general.
Corruption Watch’s latest sectoral report will be released on Thursday 25 August 2022, this time highlighting corruption in the education sector. The report provides information on the different types and levels of corruption experienced in the sector. Key focus areas are misappropriation of resources, maladministration and abuse of authority, among others.
TAX EVASION / AVOIDANCE – the illegal non-payment or under-payment of taxes, usually by deliberately making a false declaration or no declaration to tax authorities. It could involve the declaration […]
RULE OF LAW – the legal and political systems, structures and practices that condition a government’s actions to protect citizens’ rights and liberties, maintain law and order, and encourage the […]
PATRONAGE (see CLIENTELISM) – refers to the support or sponsorship of a patron (wealthy or influential guardian). Patronage is commonly used to make appointments to government jobs, promotions, contracts for […]
OFFSHORE FINANCIAL CENTRE – provides tax and regulatory privileges, generally to companies, trusts and bank account holders on condition that they do not conduct active business within that jurisdiction. These […]
NARCOKLEPTOCRACY – narco-: pertaining to narcotics or their trade and use, and kleptocracy: corrupt and dishonest government which steals from state coffers. Therefore, rule by drug lords. A system of […]