By Janine Erasmus The life of an activist in South Africa is as fraught with danger as that of a whistle-blower. Both stand up to corruption and in so doing, put their safety, and even their lives, on the line. Both suffer abuse, ridicule, and harassment from the perpetrators of corruption as well as the Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
In this open letter addressed to President Cyril Ramaphosa, Presidency director-general Mondli Gungubele, and justice and correctional services minister Ronald Lamola, a group of civil society organisations and concerned individuals have asked the president to suspend the board of the embattled Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA), including its scandal-implicated chairperson Hlengani Mathebula. Mathebula arrived Read more >
OUR WORK
Stories and articles in various media, featuring the work of Corruption Watch and showcasing our hard-earned role as a valuable anti-corruption resource. This is not an exhaustive list and is constantly updated. February 2023 Daily Maverick (8 February 2023) – Here’s the Sona you want to hear (but don’t hold your breath) The Star (5 February Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
By Kwazi Dlamini South Africa, once a preferred holiday destination amongst travellers across the globe, known for its beautiful serene landscape, wildlife, and radiant diversity, is becoming a no-go area because of rising levels of crime. The country currently averages around 70 murders a day and has obtained the reputation of being one of the Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
Justice minister Ronald Lamola has paid tribute to South Africa’s whistle-blowers. Speaking on 6 February at the hybrid conference on Countering the Corrupt – Reform of the Criminal Justice Administration in South Africa, Lamola said: “You are the true embodiment of the famous saying by British philosopher John Stuart Mill: ‘Bad men need nothing more Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
By Natalie KeetsiFirst posted on the Global Anticorruption Blog South Africa has laws which criminalise various forms of corruption (bribery, embezzlement, and the like), yet officeholders have regularly exploited their positions of power for illicit gains. Part of the reason for this is that it often can be very difficult to prove the elements of Read more >
PRESS RELEASES
The release today of global anti-corruption movement Transparency International’s (TI) 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) is a discouraging story, as South Africa slips one point in the rankings of the leading global index measuring perceptions of public sector corruption around the world. South Africa has barely shifted position on the CPI over the 11 years Read more >
PRESS RELEASES
South Africa’s ranking in relation to global perceptions of corruption will be among the headlines when global anti-corruption movement Transparency International releases its annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) on Tuesday, 31 January 2023. This year’s theme is Conflict, peace and security. Each year, the CPI scores 180 countries and territories around the world based on Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
Our new two-part mini-series digs into a corruption topic not discussed as often as many others, but which is becoming more and more urgent – gold laundering. Part one sets the scene and looks at possible measures to address the growing problem, and part two looks back into South Africa’s gold mining history and the Read more >