CORRUPTION NEWSCops who beat hawkers ID’d, but still at work 04 May 2012, 11:00 By Chantelle Benjamin Two weeks after being filmed assaulting an Ivory Park hawker, it appears the four Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) officers are still on duty, despite a probe being launched into the attack by the metro police’s internal affairs unit. JMPD spokesperson Wayne Minnaar would not say on Friday whether the officers, accused Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Mdluli’s tangled web 03 May 2012, 20:12 By Chantelle Benjamin Three months after it was announced that National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Pretoria head Glynnis Breytenbach was asked to submit a response to charges against her, she has been suspended, and it seems that far from working to stabilise the law enforcement leadership, the post-shuffling and removal of staff continues unabated, plaguing not Read more >
CORRUPTION SNAPSHOTS Corruption snapshot: 26 April – 2 May 03 May 2012, 14:20 Nzimande urges united anti-corruption fight Sacp general secretary Blade Nzimande yesterday called on workers and labour leaders to fight corruption with Cosatu. Nzimande was speaking at the national Workers’ Day rally in Botshabelo outside Bloemfontein. ANC president Jacob Zuma and tripartite alliance leaders also addressed the crowds. Nzimande said: “Cosatu is seen by some as Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Bribe hotspots: is anyone getting convicted? 02 May 2012, 15:19 In a survey sent out to readers of The Cape Argus, The Star, Pretoria News and The Daily News, and broadcast to listeners of 567 Cape Talk and KFM, 94.7 Highveld Stereo, and Talk Radio 702 in November 2010, civil advocacy group Lead SA asked how many people had bribed a metro officer over a Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Unofficial ‘road tax’ eats into everyone’s pocket 30 Apr 2012, 13:27 On top of looming e-tolls and rapidly increasing petrol prices, South Africans are deeply affected by the “unofficial road tax” that is tjo-tjo. This is the now commonly used word, in township slang, describing bribes. The bribe is either demanded by a metro police officer to an errant motorist, or offered by said errant motorist Read more >
HEROES & ZEROES Anti-corruption champion hands over baton to the youth 30 Apr 2012, 12:01 When businessman Hugh Glenister launched a court action in an attempt to halt the disbanding of the Scorpions five years ago, everyone thought he wouldn’t go far. In fact, when he told his colleagues he was going to take on the government, they jokingly said “They’re going to take you out.” Even he didn’t anticipate Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Corruption Watch fights Hawks Bill in parliament 26 Apr 2012, 12:54 Corruption Watch and its partner organisations remained firm in their stance in parliament this week, voicing opposition to the Hawks being located within the South African Police Service (SAPS). The joint presentation by Corruption Watch, the Open Society Foundation and the Legal Resource Centre was delivered during the final round of submissions on the SAPS Read more >
CORRUPTION SNAPSHOTS Corruption snapshot 19 – 25 April 26 Apr 2012, 9:40 SIU’s ability to investigate corruption at risk Parliament warns that the Special Investigating Unit’s ability to investigate corruption in state departments will soon be dramatically curtailed as a result of budget constraints. The Special Investigating Unit’s ability to investigate corruption in state departments will soon be dramatically curtailed as a result of Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Corruption Watch calls for ‘no more tjo-tjo’ 25 Apr 2012, 15:40 Launching its campaign on 23 April 2012, Corruption Watch revealed that in 2010 one in four Johannesburg drivers was asked for a bribe by the metro’s traffic officers – a total of 150 000 drivers during a single year. The figures come from a Statistics SA 2010 survey. “Bribery is a major problem in South Africa,” Read more >