Image: supplied By Liezl HumanFirst published on GroundUp Civil society organisations demanded answers on Wednesday from Parliament over what they claim has been a failed government project to uplift the lives of farm workers across the country. “These farm workers became symbols of transformation while others cashed in on their name. It’s a betrayal of Read more >
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UPDATE: The Office of the Chief Justice has clarified certain concerns in a statement relating to the order. In it, the office presents what it deems to be the facts of the matter, giving details of the process leading up to the issuing of the order, and sharing the order itself. “The order is temporary Read more >
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The failure of farm worker equity schemes (FWES) in South Africa comes under the spotlight in Parliament this week, as a group of civil society partners makes representations in this regard to the Portfolio Committee on Land Reform and Rural Development on 12 November 2025. The Legal Resources Centre (LRC), Support Centre for Land Change Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
Last year was a busy one for Parliament. The sixth administration’s term expired on 21 May 2024, just days before the general election on the 29th, a Government of National Unity (GNU) came into being for the first time in 30 years, an entire new Parliament was convened, previous matters had to be revived, and Read more >
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Image: Wikimedia Commons Following the recent harrowing destruction and arson at the University of Fort Hare (UFH), over 30 organisations based in the Eastern Cape, and over 140 organisations and individuals across the country, have come together to reclaim and safeguard this historic institution, and call for democratic values to be restored and upheld. These Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
What a week that was in the parallel probes into allegations of corruption in the criminal justice system! From the explosive testimony of former police minister Bheki Cele before the parliamentary ad hoc committee looking into the allegations brought to light by KwaZulu-Natal provincial commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi in July, to the accounts of three Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
In June this year we reported that South Africa was likely to be removed from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) grey list after that organisation’s next plenary, which took place from 22-24 October. This has now happened, with the FATF announcing that it welcomed “South Africa’s significant progress in improving its AML/CFT regime”. The Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is inviting stakeholders to contribute their inputs on the Draft National Corruption Risk and Prevention Framework, which supports and conforms to the National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS). The deadline is Friday, 7 November 2025 – an extension from the previous deadline of 24 October. The purpose of the framework is to provide Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
South Africa goes to the polls again in 2026, this time to elect their local government representatives. Over the years voters have become well aware that, in the murky waters of the country’s political environment, there is a lot going on that the public knows nothing of – and not all those goings-on are above Read more >