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Lottery bosses asked State Security Agency to investigate whistle-blowers

Image: Raymond Joseph/GroundUp By Raymond JosephFirst published on GroundUp Former National Lotteries Commission (NLC) board chairperson Alfred Nevhutanda asked the State Security Agency (SSA) in December 2018 to investigate the leaking of documents that exposed lottery corruption. In an affidavit for the SSA, the NLC’s company secretary at the time, Nompumelelo Nene, listed media reports she Read more >

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CW soon in ConCourt to challenge CGE appointments

Corruption Watch (CW) will appear in the Constitutional Court on 6 March to challenge the National Assembly’s (NA) recent process to appoint persons to the Commission on Gender Equality (CGE). The organisation has cited the NA speaker, the president of the country, the Information Regulator, and the CGE as respondents. This matter is of tremendous Read more >

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SA in 2025: 8 key factors that will shape the future and test the govt

By Theo NeethlingFirst published on The Conversation: Africa South Africa’s political and economic landscape shifted significantly after the 2024 national elections. The ruling ANC’s dramatic loss of support resulted in a government of national unity – a pivotal moment in the country’s political history. It is still too early to assess the unity government’s success. Read more >

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Parly to investigate social grant application and payment system

Image: Barbara Maregele for GroundUp Things may finally be heating up for corrupt Sassa officials, more than a decade after Corruption Watch (CW) helped expose widespread corruption in the distribution and payment of social grants. In 2013 CW, as amicus curiae in the case between AllPay Consolidated Investment Holdings and the South African Social Security Read more >

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State capture cases to look out for in 2025

Several state capture-related cases will either continue in the country’s courts or start in earnest this year. Some of those who were implicated in the Zondo commission’s report released in 2022 will continue to face the music with the hope of proving their innocence. Former chief justice Raymond Zondo made over 200 recommendations in his Read more >

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Artificial intelligence in anti-corruption: opportunities and challenges

By Soo Jin SoFirst posted on the Global Anticorruption Blog Artificial intelligence (AI) tools, with their capacity to efficiently process and analyse vast amounts of data, have enormous potential to enhance anti-corruption efforts. Traditional investigative methods, which often require extensive manual review of financial records, contracts, and communications, can be time-consuming and prone to human Read more >