CORRUPTION NEWSZondo Commission – week 13 overview 16 Nov 2018, 10:25 It was a very insightful first week back for the commission of inquiry into state capture, when it resumed its public hearings on Monday after a month-long break. Between the testimonies of former public enterprises minister Barbara Hogan and former government spokesperson Mzwanele Manyi, South Africans were given a lot to think about. Hogan did Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS What do we know about the NDPP candidates? 14 Nov 2018, 11:56 The 12 shortlisted candidates for the crucial position of national director of public prosecutions (NDPP) were announced on 9 November. Interviews are taking place from 14 to 16 November. The interviews, at first organised as closed-door events, were opened to the media and public after a successful application by the Right2Know Campaign. According to the Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS NDPP interviews begin today, are open to media 14 Nov 2018, 10:07 Yesterday the Right2Know Campaign (R2K) won its urgent application in the North Gauteng High Court to allow media coverage of the interviews of the shortlisted candidates for the post of national director of public prosecutions (NDPP). The application was urgent because the interviews begin today. President Cyril Ramaphosa had opposed the opening of NDPP interviews Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Fisheries department rots from the top 13 Nov 2018, 10:09 By Kimon de Greef First published on GroundUp South Africa’s fisheries authority is in a state of crisis, paralysed by a factional war between its two most senior officials and hollowed out by a culture of corruption. This has left the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) unable to perform many of its most Read more >
GOVERNANCE Zondo Commission – updates, analysis and other material 12 Nov 2018, 11:15 The Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector including Organs of State JUMP TO: August | September | October | November Background and context of Corruption Watch’s interest in the state capture commission The work of Corruption Watch is driven by the reports Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS NDPP shortlist of 12 candidates announced 09 Nov 2018, 15:36 Source: The Presidency The advisory panel appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa to identify suitable candidates for the position of national director of public prosecutions (NDPP) has shortlisted 12 candidates who will be interviewed between 14 and 16 November 2018. Minister of energy Jeff Radebe chairs a panel comprising broad representation of the legal fraternity which Read more >
GOVERNANCE Zondo Commission resumes on 12 November 09 Nov 2018, 14:21 The Zondo Commission into allegations of state capture resumes on Monday, 12 November, after a break of about a month. Corruption Watch has attended all the hearings and has compiled a page of updates which contains details of the testimony of all the witnesses who appeared during the first seven weeks, as well as relevant Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Namibia removed from list of tax havens 07 Nov 2018, 12:38 Original source: Reuters European Union (EU) finance ministers removed Namibia from the bloc’s blacklist of tax havens on Tuesday after it committed itself to changing its tax rules and practices, the EU said. The Economic and Financial Affairs Council established the list in December 2017, with the overall goal of improving tax good governance globally Read more >
RAISING AWARENESS Private health market poorly run and monopolised 29 Oct 2018, 14:11 In May 2014 we reported on the start of the Competition Commission’s market inquiry into private healthcare. The healthcare market inquiry (HMI) was set up to probe the general state of competition in this sector to determine what can be done to make accessible, affordable, high quality and advanced private healthcare more widely available in Read more >
