In his latest address to the nation on Thursday, 23 July, President Cyril Ramaphosa uttered strong words of warning to those complicit in corrupt actions at this time – especially regarding the financial and other assistance given by the government to needy South African residents. This is the sternest – and the longest – speech Read more >
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PUBLICATIONS
Corruption Watch, in a report released today, points to the devastating impact of corruption on the lives of people reliant on receiving basic healthcare services from public health facilities in South Africa. The report is titled X-Ray: The critical state of the health sector in SA. This impact, says the organisation, is intensified in the Read more >
OPINIONS
By Kavisha Pillay and Sabeehah MotalaFirst published on News24 Police minister Bheki Cele and the parliamentary portfolio committee on police (PCP) have appointed a new executive director of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid), at a time when police misconduct and abuse is particularly rife in the country. At a presentation to the PCP on Read more >
OPINIONS
By Caroline James and Karam Jeet SinghFirst published on News24 Corruption Watch, along with the nation, anxiously sees the number of Covid-19 cases rising while the number of available hospital beds fall. The public health system is under extreme strain but significant resources have been put aside to address the crisis. In this national state Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
By Thato Mahlangu A new head for the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) has been appointed, announced the police watchdog last week. The Portfolio Committee on Police said last Wednesday it has confirmed the nomination to appoint Jennifer Dikeledi Ntlatseng as Ipid’s new executive director (ED). Ntlatseng had been the director of the community relations under Read more >
PRESS RELEASES
Corruption Watch will release a report titled X-Ray: The critical state of the health sector in SA on Wednesday, 22 July 2020. The report captures the voices of hundreds of people who have reported corruption in the health sector to Corruption Watch in the eight years of the organisation’s existence. The report raises pertinent issues Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
Since 2017, Corruption Watch has been calling for probes into and criminal charges regarding the professional conduct of auditing firms and service providers such as KPMG, McKinsey, Deloitte, and Trillian. These firms and others have been implicated in dodgy dealings with several state owned enterprises including Eskom and Transnet, as well as the South African Read more >
OPINIONS
By Adjoa Adjei-TwumFirst published on Modern Ghana Africa has always been perceived by western nations as a corrupt continent, with almost all the international organisations and rating agencies rating the continent as high risk. But the truth is that corruption has always existed in different forms and is not determined by politics or geography. It Read more >
OPINIONS
By Sabeehah Motala Illicit financial flows (IFFs) are costing Africa $30-billion to $40-billion per year and have eroded African countries’ tax bases, hampering their abilities to respond effectively to Covid-19 emergency needs. Lockdown, states of emergency, and all the accompanying implications mean that developing states are more vulnerable than ever to the possibility of illicit Read more >