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CW report further underscores need for public procurement reform

Image by Freepik Corruption Watch’s recent Procurement Risk Trends 2023 report records the alarming rate at which state organs use the practice of deviations and contract expansions in public procurement, and not always for good purposes. While it clarifies that there may be perfectly valid reasons for deviating from a prescribed procurement procedure or for Read more >

STATE CAPTURE

Time for corporate SA to step up and join the fight against corruption

South Africa’s corporate sector is no angel when it comes to corruption. Numerous businesses were deeply implicated in the state capture era, and high-profile scandals like those of Steinhoff, EOH, VBS Bank, Bosasa, and Tongaat Hulett have severely tarnished the collective corporate reputation. The enablers of corporate corruption, such as legal and audit firms, have Read more >

STATE CAPTURE

Make whistle-blowers the focus of the law, CW says in DoJ submission

Any changes to the whistle-blower protection legislative regime have to acknowledge whistle-blowers as the focal point, and the objective to ensure their broadest possible protection should be a foundational principle of the legislation and the starting point for the drafting of any definitions. This is the submission by Corruption Watch to a discussion paper proposing Read more >

STATE CAPTURE

Can South Africa turn the tide against corruption?

By Busi MavusoFirst published on Moneyweb As part of our mission to combat corruption and improve ethical conduct in South African business, we have funded the Gordon Institute of Business Science (Gibs) to produce a guide for South African companies to fight corruption. Combating crime and corruption and promoting the rule of law is among Read more >

STATE CAPTURE

New Zondo Explorer sifts through thousands of commission documents

News24’s recently launched Zondo Explorer is a valuable tool that facilitates exploring the reams of documents produced during the state capture commission’s tenure. With a particular focus on the the people and organisations named in testimony, the Zondo Explorer does the tough job of wading through all the documents for a certain name. “We are Read more >

STATE CAPTURE

Regulate big firms doing business with state, says Open Secrets

The South African government’s extensive, but sometimes redundant use of management consultants to help drive its strategic goals once again came under the spotlight recently with the online launch of The Consultants, a report by civil society group Open Secrets. Authored by Zen Mathe, Luvano Ntuli, and Mamello Mosiana, the report looks into the dubious Read more >

STATE CAPTURE

Parliament must take state capture complicity criticism on the chin

Image: Flickr/GovernmentZA By Karam SinghFirst published on News24 A strong constitutional democracy based on the model chosen by South Africa requires the legislature to play a vital role, beyond passing legislation, in providing oversight and holding the executive branch accountable. As part of the separation of powers, the legislature plays a vital democratic role in Read more >

STATE CAPTURE

Zuma in Russia, while DCS ponders next steps

As former president Jacob Zuma receives medical treatment for an undisclosed illness in Russia, the National Department of Correctional Services (DCS) here at home is seeking legal advice on the next steps, following the Constitutional Court’s ruling on Thursday upheld the Supreme Court of Appeal’s order that Zuma’s medical parole by the Department of Correctional Read more >

STATE CAPTURE

Ousted Magashule’s criminal headache as a one-man show

Image: Flickr/GovernmentZAUsed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic license A mere two weeks after he was expelled from the ANC following decades in its leadership ranks, Ace Magashule is reportedly pursuing a ‘moonshot pact’, liaising with some opposition parties and looking for a new political home. Magashule held the powerful position of secretary-general of Read more >