CORRUPTION NEWSFighting corruption essential to tackling heroin trade in SA 20 Jun 2019, 15:46 By Kwazi Dlamini Heroin’s increasingly widespread use in South Africa receives little attention as a national issue and less coverage in the media. In part two of our series on corruption and heroin use in South Africa, we look at the effects of the drug on users, communities and the police, and we highlight selected Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Who owns a bribe? And why does it matter? 19 Jun 2019, 13:18 By Rick MessickFirst published on the Global Anticorruption Blog A public servant who accepts a bribe can do with it as he or she pleases. Put it in a bank, sell it, give it away, or even bet it at the roulette table. What if the bribe-taker is caught, though, and government wants to recover Read more >
LITIGATION Guns, politics, lies: the arms deal’s whitewash commission 18 Jun 2019, 10:30 By Tara Davis and Deborah Mutemwa-TumboFirst published in the Sunday Times What is the point of commissions of inquiry? Are they powerful tools for investigating issues of public concern that can ultimately bring about justice, or are they expensive political options used by those in power to pacify the public and justify impunity? Corruption Watch Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Heroin rise in SA facilitated by corruption 12 Jun 2019, 14:03 By Kwazi Dlamini Our new two-part series is based on a recent ENACT report into South Africa’s heroin abuse problem, and the role corruption plays in its spread. Part one looks at the current situation and its players, while part two looks at the deeper effects of drug use on users, communities, and others, and Read more >
LITIGATION Arms deal commission FAQ, and CW and R2K’s challenge 10 Jun 2019, 13:05 What is a commission of inquiry? A commission of inquiry is one of many bodies available to the government to inquire into various issues. Commissions report findings, give advice and make recommendations. While their findings are not legally binding, they can be highly influential. Commissions must act strictly within their terms of reference and ensure Read more >
LITIGATION Arms deal and Seriti Commission FAQ 10 Jun 2019, 12:31 What was the arms deal? In December 1999, the South African government signed contracts with a number of European defence companies to buy a range of sophisticated military equipment. South Africa purchased: Gripen jet fighters and Hawk jet fighter trainers from the UK/Swedish partnership, British Aerospace (now BAE Systems) and Saab. corvette warships from the Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Tax havens a huge threat to global corporate tax system 06 Jun 2019, 13:08 If you were wealthy and corrupt and wanted to hide or disguise your ill-gotten gains, you are spoilt for choice. You could falsify invoices to disguise the true value of money being moved across borders in a trade exchange, or you could mix the dirty money with money from a legitimate company such as a Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Fragile States Index 2019 – SA in the warning zone 04 Jun 2019, 13:22 By Kwazi Dlamini The 2019 Fragile States Index (FSI), researched and released by Fund for Peace, indicates those countries that are fragile, on the brink of collapse, or are vulnerable to collapse. Using 12 indicators, the index rates countries on a scale of 0 to 10 for each indicator, with 0 being the most stable Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Streamlined cabinet: gender balanced but still not clean 30 May 2019, 9:31 The cabinet of the sixth administration was announced last night, and President Cyril Ramaphosa kept to the expectation – to a degree, but not completely – that he would cull those found to be unsuitable, or that were surplus to requirements. “We have made progress in examining the size and structure of the state, and Read more >
