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#MyHandsAreClean heroes

On 19 February we published our annual report, and at the same time released details of our new youth campaign, with the theme of My hands Are Clean. One of the campaign’s elements involved participants taking a selfie or group shot of their raised hands, making a public statement against corruption, sending the picture to Read more >

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Legal fund so that journalists can do their jobs

In the wake of the controversial cellphone signal block in Parliament on Thursday, the South African National Editors Forum (Sanef) has announced that it is to set up a legal defence fund. "Sanef is in the process of setting up a legal defence fund that will allow it to fund any current and future court Read more >

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Global corruption snapshots: 12 Feb 2015

'Kenyans' paying millions to shed off refugee status Millions of shillings are changing hands between people seeking national identity cards and registration officials in northern Kenya, a task force investigating double registration heard this week. The task force is seeking to establish the number of genuine Kenyans who registered with the United Nation High Commissioner Read more >

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R3-million to stay at home

Taxpayers generally like to see that their hard-earned money is being put to constructive use. So they would not be happy to know that the Department of Water Affairs, according to media reports, has been paying a suspended senior official handsomely for sitting at home – for two years. What’s more, the salary in question Read more >

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Corrupt Bitou officials under scrutiny

Our first hero for the year is Bitou Municipality in the Western Cape, which has embarked on an operation to switch off corrupt officials who are stealing electricity. The auditor-general’s latest annual report highlighted the fact that the municipality experienced a 17% loss in electricity income – more than R9-million – during the previous financial Read more >

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Police looters make the zero cut

Corruption Watch defines corruption as the use of one’s position or power for personal gain. This can take numerous forms – in Soweto, for instance, looting and vandalism have increased tension between local and foreign residents, ruined the livelihoods of shopkeepers, and resulted in the deaths of several people. One of the alleged looters was Read more >

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No place for cheaters in schools

Hot on the heels of a matric group cheating scandal that clouded this year’s exam results announcement by basic education minister Angie Motshekga, a new scandal has emerged, alleging pupils in a North West school paid R800 bribes to teachers in exchange for passes. While an investigation by the provincial education department is pending, Corruption Read more >

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Revealed: our hero and zero of the year!

The votes are in, they have been tallied, and we are ready to announce the hero and zero of the year for 2014. With 46% of the votes, our heroes are the three arms deal critics – Andrew Feinstein, Paul Holden and Andrew van Vuuren – who withdrew from the Arms Deal Commission in protest Read more >

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And our hero and zero for 2014 are …

The votes are in, they have been tallied, and we are ready to announce the hero(es) and zero of the year for 2014. With 46% of the votes, our heroes are the three arms deal critics – Andrew Feinstein, Paul Holden and Andrew van Vuuren – who withdrew from the Arms Deal Commission in protest Read more >