The latest hero of the week is former domestic worker Elizabeth Tsebe, who refused to be used as a front by her employer to score a higher BEE rating and land tenders worth more than R150-million. In 2007, Tsebe was given documents to sign by her boss, Corrine Ferreira, a co-director of medical supply company Read more >
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Her red-soled Christian Louboutin shoes have walked Communications Minister Dina Pule into a storm of controversy. Who bought them, and with what money – but this is just the beginning of a deep well of claim and counter-claim. Ask almost any woman, and she’ll tell you a drop-dead gorgeous pair of stilettoes is all you Read more >
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“To corrupt individuals, I want to leave you with the following thought: You can run, but you can’t hide. If you steal from the poor we are coming to get you.” These frank words, spoken by Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi at a news conference this week, together with his no-nonsense approach to ridding his Read more >
HEROES & ZEROES
In this, the second of our six-part series on the unfolding education crisis, we explore how the Limpopo cases shines a light on the troublesome link between service delivery and corruption, and bring you fascinating insight on why this particular crisis prompted the response it got from government and civil society. Media professionals are free Read more >
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Our hero this week is hawker Jeffrey Neakonde who reported crooked cops to the police watchdog body, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID), after his goods were unlawfully confiscated. It’s not easy being an informal trader. The competition is stiff, the margins are slim, and the hint of cold or wet weather can ruin the Read more >
PRESS RELEASES
Solly Tshitangano is a man who should be celebrated as a hero for his role in exposing irregularities in the textbook tender in Limpopo. For over two years he has been at the forefront of efforts to expose irregularities in the contract awarded to EduSolutions in 2010. His story was featured on Carte Blanche on Read more >
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The capacity of corruption-fighting agencies needs to be enhanced, and these bodies must have political will and support, according to the revised National Development Plan (NDP). Click here to view downloading options. The plan, presented to President Jacob Zuma during a joint sitting of parliament on Wednesday 15 August, says political will refers not only Read more >
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Our new hero is Job Sithole, who risked his life and employment when he exposed crooked politicians and corruption in Alexandra township, Johannesburg. But justice prevailed this week when Sithole’s name was cleared by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) and he was reinstated as director of the Alexandra Renewal Project. The renewal Read more >
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Our hero of the week has shown the importance of integrity in governance by exposing deep levels of financial mismanagement, lack of accountability and corruption in municipalities. But it’s one thing to expose, and another to analyse the problem, get to the root cause and come up with recommendations. The office of the auditor-general, led Read more >