CW IN THE MEDIA

CW investigations in the news

Two articles featuring the investigative work of Corruption Watch’s media team appeared in national newspapers recently. The first story, published on 29 May by the New Age, related to the suspension of three officials at the JS Moroka municipality in Mpumalanga. The original story was written by CW’s Zaheer Cassim. In the second case, senior Read more >

FROM OUR CAMPAIGNS

Brave teachers a take stand against principal

By Corruption Watch reporters Our heroes this week are the brave teachers at Thubelihle Intermediate school in Soweto who contacted Corruption Watch at the beginning of this year to report appalling financial governance at their school, which was robbing learners of their Constitutional right to a quality education. Corruption Watch investigated the allegations and commissioned Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

We expose fraud at Soweto school after tip-off

By Gcina Ntsaluba Corruption Watch has found gross fraud and financial misconduct at a Soweto public school, Thubelihle Intermediate. Read the press release here. Following a tip-off from angry and exasperated teachers, Corruption Watch began a three-month investigation into allegations of financial misconduct levelled against the school principal and the former chair of the school Read more >

PRESS RELEASES

CW probe exposes gross fraud, misconduct at Soweto school

A tip-off from concerned teachers has prompted a Corruption Watch (CW) investigation into Thubelihle Intermediate School in Soweto, revealing gross fraud and financial misconduct. The probe forms part of CW’s effort to expose corruption in schools after the organisation noted high volumes of complaints implicating teachers, principals, and school governing body members in the last Read more >

HEROES & ZEROES

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 >

CORRUPTION NEWS

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 >

PRESS RELEASES

Corruption Watch makes submissions on Mvula Trust to an independent enquiry probing government’s Community Work Programme

Corruption Watch has been granted permission to make written submissions to an enquiry initiated by the Department of Cooperative Government and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) to further investigate a number of allegations of illegality and complaints about the Community Work Programme (CWP). The CWP is under the spotlight following Corruption Watch’s exposé into the irregular awarding Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

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 >

CORRUPTION NEWS

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 >