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Corruption Watch exposé leads to suspensions

By Zaheer Cassim Three officials at Dr JS Moroka municipality near Witbank in Mpumalanga have been suspended after a Corruption Watch investigation exposed some very dodgy spending by procurement clerks employed by the municipality. Corruption Watch was alerted to the case when the accounting officer at a private company, who had been involved in supplying Read more >

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Taking Corruption Watch to the people

Corruption Watch is bringing its graft-busting energy to the people of Gauteng with a series of outdoor public-awareness campaigns this week. Our giant inflatable website bearing the message “Guptas fly, government jumps” first popped up on Jan Smuts road yesterday afternoon and today, commuters and passers-by at Baragwanath Taxi Rank got to see it along Read more >

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Join our team!

Corruption Watch seeks to appoint a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer to implement its Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning strategy. Corruption Watch is a non-profit, civil society organisation. CW receives reports of corruption from the public. We investigate certain reports, expose corruption through our communications platforms and mobilise the public to take a stand against corruption Read more >

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Whistleblower’s killers get bail for now: here’s why

By Corruption Watch reporter The two men convicted of murdering Rustenburg councillor and corruption whistleblower Moss Phakoe in 2012 are out on bail after new evidence emerged and their application for leave to appeal was granted. Corruption Watch looks at the legal processes at play here and asks the National Prosecuting Authority for an explanation. Read more >

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Rhodents take up corruption fight

By Nicky Rehbock The students of Rhodes University, Rhodents as they are affectionately known, recently demonstrated just how serious they are about fixing South Africa when their SRC president Sakhe Badi publically committed to fighting corruption in the country. For taking this bold initiative and showing that an activated youth is the key to the Read more >

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More of your schools stories: Fees stolen for Thai trip

Here’s a snapshot of some of the reports* on schools we’ve received from the public recently so you can get a feel for the kind of trends we’re picking up: a principal in Mpumalanga using school fees to fund his romantic getaway to Thailand and an outraged school treasurer who speaks out about the thieving Read more >

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More of your stories: nepotism rife at nursing college!

Here’s a snapshot of some of the corruption reports* we’ve received from the public recently, so you can get a feel for the kind of trends we’re picking up: cops in Vosloorus stealing valid licence discs and demanding payment for their return, a registrar at a nursing college appointing her family and friends to key Read more >

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Corruption Watch is hiring a lawyer!

Corruption Watch seeks to appoint a Lawyer, based in Johannesburg. The suitable candidate will be a young lawyer looking for a challenging working environment outside of traditional practice, who can combine legal practice skills with creative thinking and is able to work with other disciplines as well as independently. The person will have experience or Read more >

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Cops are the heroes

Valencia Talane The Free State Hawks and the South African Police Service (SAPS) are Corruption Watch’s joint heroes of the week. On Tuesday, the crime fighters arrested nine police officers and six Home Affairs officials stationed at the Caledonspoort border post with Lesotho for corruption. The group is believed to have allowed undocumented travellers from Read more >