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Political Party Funding Act comes into operation on 1 April

22 Jan 2021, 11:14

Source: The Presidency In a historic development for transparency and accountability in South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa has determined that the Political Party Funding Act will come into operation on 1 April 2021.President Ramaphosa signed a proclamation on the commencement of the Political Party Funding Act, 2018 (Act no. 6 of 2018), which regulates public Read more >

PRESS RELEASES

CW seeks clarity on anti-corruption vaccine procurement measures

21 Jan 2021, 8:56

In an exchange of letters with National Treasury (NT), Corruption Watch (CW) has raised its concerns about the threat of corruption risks in the procurement and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines in South Africa. In a bid to avoid the levels of corruption that erupted in the procurement of PPEs, the organisation laid out a number Read more >

FEATURE

Business as usual – and more – for CW during 2020

20 Jan 2021, 10:54

By Patience Mkosana and Phemelo Khaas The year 2020 brought unprecedented challenges due to the profound effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on the lives of millions of people around the world. The enforcement of lockdowns to contain the spread of the virus meant that people had to quickly adopt different ways of doing things. Likewise, Read more >

PRESS RELEASES

CW pressure takes party funding act a step closer to reality

09 Jan 2021, 19:41

In a letter addressed to President Cyril Ramaphosa in early December 2020, Corruption Watch raised concerns that there were potentially interests opposed to the Political Party Funding Act, 6 of 2018, and working to ensure that it would not be implemented. If true, the organisation deems such intentions unlawful and unconstitutional, and it is not Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

An eventful year – 2020 at the Zondo Commission, part 2

06 Jan 2021, 13:31

This is the second of two articles that look back at the year that was for the commission of inquiry into state capture, which closed public hearings for 2020 on Friday 11 December. Read part 1 here. Early in August this year, relatively unknown Edwin Sodi made his first appearance before the commission of inquiry Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

An eventful year – 2020 at the Zondo Commission, part 1

06 Jan 2021, 9:29

This is the first of two articles that look back at the year that was for the commission of inquiry into state capture, which closed public hearings for 2020 on Friday 11 December. The year of the new normal had as much impact on the state capture inquiry as it did on everything else. From Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

When anti-corruption activism and art intersect

14 Dec 2020, 9:55

On 9 December, International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD), Corruption Watch (CW) took to the streets again as part of its activism work on that day. Well, we took to a particular street corner – Jan Smuts Avenue and Empire Road – for a morning of colour, creativity, and paint. Johannesburg residents will be instantly aware that Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Youth report reveals their vulnerability to corruption

09 Dec 2020, 8:14

The theme of this year’s International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD) is Recover with Integrity. The event is held annually on 9 December and was set up by the UN to raise awareness of the devastating impact of corruption, and to look back on the year and assess progress in the fight to eradicate the scourge. While Read more >

PUBLICATIONS

Our future is at risk from corruption, say SA youth in CW report

09 Dec 2020, 8:11

A report released by Corruption Watch today, Our Future is not for Sale, highlights the devastating impact of corruption on the lives of young people in South Africa, and how their prospects have been affected by the pervasiveness of corruption in the country. On this International Anti-Corruption Day (#IADC2020), the report draws attention to the Read more >