Entries by Corruption Watch

CW and other TI chapters urge FATF to move on beneficial ownership registers

22 February 2022 in , , /by

Corruption Watch and several other Transparency International chapters have written an open letter to the heads of delegations of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which is currently holding plenary and working group meetings in Paris. The letter urges FATF to speedily implement publicly accessible beneficial ownership registers across the globe, as this will help to clamp down on anonymous companies, illicit financial flows, and money laundering.

Concourt scorns CPS’ delay tactics on providing information regarding profits

15 February 2022 in , , , /by

The Constitutional Court has ruled that there’s no reason for Cash Paymaster Services to delay providing documents on its expenses and income from its social grants contract, writes Tania Broughton for GroundUp. The court had previously held that CPS may not benefit from its unlawful contract with Sassa and ordered the company to file audited statements. CPS‘s liquidators went to court to try to postpone filing the statements but the apex court ruled that statements must be provided without further delay.

CW and Casac play role in ConCourt’s public protector judgment

7 February 2022 in , , /by

Because the ongoing impeachment proceedings against Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane are primarily about accountability, Corruption Watch and the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution joined as amici. In the latest judgment, handed down on Friday 4 February 2022 by the Constitutional Court, the bench commended the two organisations for their submissions.

Interviews begin for appointment of inspector-general of intelligence

4 February 2022 in , , /by

Parliament has announced that next week, on 8 and 9 February 2022, its joint standing committee on intelligence (JSCI) will interview the 10 shortlisted candidates vying for the position of inspector-general of intelligence. As it has done with previous important leadership appointment, Corruption Watch has urged the committee overseeing the process to ensure it is as fair and transparent as possible.