CORRUPTION NEWSRefugees’ rights must be respected 20 Jun 2020, 17:30 • A painting by Gunduz Aghayev depicts Aylan Kurdi playing on the sand. Image: Gunduz Aghayev By Thato Mahlangu Millions of people continue to be displaced in different parts of the world. A 2019 global trends survey by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) reveals how at least 100-million people were forced to flee their Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Economic crime in SA drops, but more execs guilty than before 19 Jun 2020, 14:02 The 2020 Global Economic Crime and Fraud Survey, released recently by PwC, reveals some surprising facts, and some that are not so surprising. In South Africa, the percentage of economic crime incidents was reported as having decreased from 77% in 2018 to 60% in 2020, marking the first time this figure had declined in the Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Poor planning a factor in food parcel corruption 19 Jun 2020, 8:00 By Thato Mahlangu Accountability is in short supply for the widely publicised allegations of food parcel corruption, despite the abundance of videos circulating on social media that seem to indicate the complicity of certain individuals. Since the start of the lockdown, almost three months ago, the economy has nosedived and millions of families have been Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS The poor are hungry as wrangle rages on 17 Jun 2020, 8:00 • Bags of maize meal being handed out to members of the public in KwaZulu-Natal. Image: Tebogo Letsie/City Press. By Janine ErasmusFirst published by City Press South Africa is still a country of inequality, and the Covid-19 coronavirus-enforced lockdown has intensified the deep divisions in our society. On one hand, there are people stuck in Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Marikana caught in politicised food parcels storm 15 Jun 2020, 10:30 Image: Sabeehah Motala By Valencia Talane A community in Marikana, Rustenburg, in the North West is learning the hard way the cost of being poor and not politically connected during the Covid-19 lockdown. They are caught up in a political storm that is costing them the most urgent need, food. And a ward councillor in Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS ConCourt judgment: How does this change politics as we know it? 12 Jun 2020, 12:07 By Lizeka Tandwa and Jan Gerber First published on News24 Following the Constitutional Court ruling on Thursday, Parliament could adopt the local government system in provincial and national elections, political analysts and a constitutional law expert predict. The landmark judgment, delivered by Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, will see independent candidates competing in the elections, even without Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Cele cleared of wrongdoing by court, PP’s report set aside 11 Jun 2020, 14:00 By Thato Mahlangu The public protector’s 2018 report, which found police minister Bheki Cele to have ‘failed’ to protect two whistle-blowers, was declared invalid by the Gauteng North High Court last Wednesday. Cele had taken the report under judicial review. The court also cleared Cele of wrongdoing when it found that his department is not Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS CSOs write to SADC urging action against Covid-19 corruption 10 Jun 2020, 10:02 Corruption Watch is one of nine signatories to an open letter to the secretariat of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), in which they commend measures taken so far to address the spread of the Covid-19 virus on the continent, and propose 10 guidelines for addressing potential corruption that might occur during the management of Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS New key appointments to ‘stabilise’ the NPA 09 Jun 2020, 9:30 By Thato Mahlangu Two new executive appointments at the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) will bring stability to the organisation. Tasked with fighting crime and corruption and prosecuting those found guilty, the NPA has been heavily criticised by the public and civil society organisations, with media reports suggesting that it is taking its time, especially with Read more >
