Image: Flickr/UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs First published on UNCAC Coalition The fourth international conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) is under way in Sevilla, Spain, bringing together heads of state and high-level representatives from all UN member states from 30 June to 3 July. But unlike the previous conference in 2015 – Read more >
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Since 2016, Corruption Watch (CW) has actively monitored leadership appointments, especially to the Chapter 9 institutions that support our democratic framework. Accordingly, not only have we vetted candidates in line for such leadership positions, but we have also made written submissions to several committees in Parliament and to Chapter 9 institutions on the transparency of Read more >
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Public procurement – the process by which the government contracts for the provision of goods, services, and infrastructure – presents one of the biggest corruption risks in modern society. Opportunistic officials find creative ways to include bribery, fraud, collusion, nepotism, bid-rigging, and other corrupt practices as part of the deal, which becomes a lucrative enterprise Read more >
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The latest Cabinet meeting took place at Tuynhuys in Cape Town on 25 June, where ministers discussed issues ranging from international relations and safety and security to flood disaster management and the upcoming G20 summit. Attendees also received an update regarding progress on the implementation of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s response to the recommendations of the Read more >
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South Africa is hosting the SAI20 Summit 2025, a gathering of heads of supreme audit institutions (SAIs) from G20 member countries, in Johannesburg on 24 and 25 June. The summit is chaired by the SAI of the country currently holding the G20 presidency, which also hosts all other G20 workstream engagements for that year. Previous Read more >
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Image: Centre for Environmental Rights By Ezile MadlalaFirst published on African Law Matters On 28 and 29 May 2025, the Centre for Applied Legal Studies, Lawyers for Human Rights, and the Alternative Information & Development Centre co-hosted the seventh Annual Regional Binding Treaty Indaba in Johannesburg. The event brought together mining-affected communities, civil society groups, Read more >
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In February this year we reported that South Africa had addressed all but two of the action items highlighted as regulatory weaknesses by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), after a mutual evaluation review in 2021. This resulted in the country’s unwelcome debut on the FATF grey list in February 2023. The FATF is the Read more >
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If Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo was known for his Nawacita (nine goals), his successor Prabowo Subianto is introducing Astacita — an approach centred on eight strategic agendas, one of which focuses on eliminating corruption. However, tackling corruption cannot be achieved through national policy alone. As a PhD student researching local governance, I believe that civil Read more >
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Image: Ashraf Hendricks, GroundUp In January we reported that the parliamentary portfolio committee for social development had decided that it wanted a full investigation into the entire social grant payment system. The reason given was that committee members were concerned about the integrity of the social relief of distress (SRD) and other grants that were Read more >