Entries by Corruption Watch

Global financial secrecy declines, SA remains stagnant on secrecy index

30 April 2021 in , /by

Global financial secrecy has waned over the last couple of years, according to the latest edition of the Financial Secrecy Index, released by the Tax Justice Network. Despite this encouraging sign, however, many countries still play far too great a role in driving the secrecy trade and its elements of tax evasion, money laundering, embezzlement, capital flight, and more. This is part 2 of our mini-series on financial secrecy.

Court orders are no obstacle for stubborn government officials

29 April 2021 in , , /by

Between the provisions of section 32 of the Constitution and the Promotion of Access to Information Act, writes CW’s Matshidiso Dibakwane, people should have unhindered access to information that affects them. However, this is no guarantee and in many cases government officials deliberately withhold information, preferring secrecy and opacity to transparency. The final report of the North West provincial government’s Mafereka commission of inquiry is one such example.

Land reform under fire – govt agenda disadvantages most vulnerable

26 April 2021 in , , /by

South Africa’s land reform and restoration system has proven, nearly three decades after apartheid ended, to be spectacularly ineffective and untrustworthy, write CW’a Melusi Ncala and Mashudu Masutha. The reasons are corruption, incompetence, and failure to adhere to the Constitutional requirements — and we must demand an end to this unacceptable situation.

September 2018

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Posts for September 2018 4 September 2018 Faith Muthambi responded to Phumla Williams, describing her as ’emotionally unhinged’. Faith Muthambi 6 September 2018 Justice Zondo heard applications from implicated persons, […]

November 2018

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Posts for November 2018 12 November 2018 Former public services minister Barbara Hogan, who was named in the testimony of Vytjie Mentor in August, appeared before the commission today and […]