By Moepeng Valencia Talane – CW Voices There has been a mixture of reactions to a recent report in the Sunday Times in which ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula told the newspaper that the disbandment of the Scorpions anti-corruption unit in 2009 was a mistake. He is quoted as acknowledging his party’s position on the disbandment, Read more >
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Corruption Watch (CW) celebrated its 11th year of existence in January this year. Since it opened its doors on 26 January 2012, the organisation has maintained its determination to hold the corrupt to account, support whistle-blowers, advocate for meaningful change in relevant legislation and government processes, and educate and empower ordinary people to resist everyday Read more >
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Photo of the Kigali Genocide Memorial from Wikimedia Commons, used under an Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) license As the world commemorates World Refugee Day today, 20 June 2023, it is worth noting that this marginalised and misunderstood group of people often has to forego many basic rights, including the right to dignity, to Read more >
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The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) is running a survey titled Attitudes towards the Zondo Commission and State Capture. The organisation says this is its final dedicated online survey on attitudes towards the Zondo commission. The survey also asks for thoughts on the protection of whistle-blowers, and on cadre deployment. “The survey is about society’s Read more >
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Image: WikipediaUsed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license About two months to the day he told South Africans in a press conference on Good Friday morning that the extradition application by South African authorities for the Guptas from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) had failed, Justice Minister Ronald Lamola announced this week the Read more >
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Nominations are open for the next public protector. The parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee to Nominate a Person for Appointment as Public Protector invites members of the public and organisations to nominate suitable candidates for appointment to this crucial post. Applications will also be accepted. The deadline is 7 July 2023 at 16h00. The Public Protector Read more >
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By Kwazi Dlamini Lack of accountability in local government continues to impede on service delivery and leads to the deterioration of municipalities, says Auditor-General (AG) Tsakani Maluleke in her recently released 2021/2022 audit outcomes of the Municipal Finance Management Act. Reporting to Parliament on 31 May 2023, Maluleke said that most municipalities are struggling to Read more >
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Image: Wikimedia CommonsUsed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license South Africa is expecting an important visitor on its shores soon, in the form of the UN special rapporteur on toxics and human rights, Marcos Orellana. He is an international human rights law expert, and will examine the country’s position on toxics and human Read more >
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Call for submissions in advance of visit by the UN special rapporteur on toxics and human rights to South Africa 31 July – 11 August 2023 Deadline – 20 June 2023 Mandate of the special rapporteur on toxics and human rights Pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 45/17, the UN special rapporteur on toxics and Read more >