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Madlanga commission will sit in Pretoria from 1 September

The Judicial Commission of Inquiry into criminality, political interference, and corruption in the Criminal Justice System – or the Madlanga commission, informally named after its chairperson, retired Constitutional Court justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga – will conduct its first hearing on 1 September. The commission will be based in Pretoria at the Brigitte Mabandla Justice College, a Read more >

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She knew too much: why Babita Deokaran had to die

Image: Newsday Article first published on Newsday Whistle-blower Babita Deokaran, who worked in the Gauteng Department of Health, sent a chilling message to her boss: “Our lives could be in danger.” Twelve days later, she was dead. Award-winning News24 journalist Jeff Wicks has devoted years to unravelling the dark web of who ordered her murder Read more >

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Justice for Fishrot victims once more delayed

By Richard MessickFirst posted on the Global Anticorruption Blog Thanks to a last-minute legal manoeuvrer, defendants in Namibia’s largest ever corruption case again escaped answering for their crimes. Set to start 5 August, their trial was postponed pending a ruling on a long-shot motion to invalidate all pre-trial rulings. While unlikely to succeed, the motion Read more >

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Women’s parly committee set on process reforms following CGE ruling

Parliament’s portfolio committee on women, youth and persons with disabilities plans to start a new process of appointing commissioners to lead the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) in September. This follows a Constitutional Court ruling earlier this month that found the previous appointment process of five commissioners, undertaken in 2022, invalid as it offered inadequate Read more >

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Border authority cracks down on corrupt officials

By Nandi NtiniFirst published on Sowetan Live The Border Management Authority (BMA) has intensified its fight against corruption and dismissed nine officials for misconduct in the last quarter. “Corruption has been a serious challenge in the broader border management ecosystem,” said BMA commissioner Michael Masiapato during the authority’s quarterly performance briefing on Sunday. “Since taking Read more >

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ConCourt ruling vindicates CW in public participation case

In a victory for South Africa’s constitutional principle of public participation in democratic processes, the Constitutional Court on Friday handed down a unanimous judgment that found that the National Assembly failed to comply with its constitutional obligation to facilitate reasonable public involvement in recommending persons to be appointed as members of the Commission for Gender Read more >