The 2013 global Corruption Perception Index (CPI) compiled by Transparency International reveals that South Africans’ perceptions of the level of corruption have remained stable over the past two years. South Africa is ranked 72 out of 177 countries surveyed and scored 42 out of 100. In the 2012 CPI the country ranked 69 out of 176 countries, with Read more >
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The Corruption Watch board calls for respect of the office of the public protector in carrying out its Constitutionally-mandated duties. The board has issued a press statement, which is reproduced in full below: The Corruption Watch board has noted the on-going tensions between the public protector and Cabinet ministers regarding her report on the upgrade Read more >
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Corruption Watch appears in the Constitutional Court today, as a friend of the court, in the case of Allpay Consolidated Investment Holdings (Allpay) and Others v The South Africa Social Security Agency (SASSA) and others. At the heart of the case is the award of a R10-billion tender by SASSA to a private company, Cash Read more >
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Corruption Watch calls for the prosecuting authorities to act swiftly and ensure former Communications Minister Dina Pule is held accountable for her alleged unlawful conduct. While welcoming the findings of the Parliamentary Ethics Committee against Pule, Corruption Watch’s executive director David Lewis said criminal charges must be laid against Pule in line with the anti-corruption Read more >
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In the light of the media disclosures in recent weeks concerning a woman who is a staff member at the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) head office and Zwelinzima Vavi, a board member of Corruption Watch, an urgent meeting of the Corruption Watch board was convened. On the basis of the facts admitted Read more >
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The findings of Transparency International’s 2013 Global Corruption Barometer, that almost 50% of South Africans have reported paying a bribe in the last year to secure essential services, are reflected in the complaints Corruption Watch has received from the public over the same period. Read the full article here. “The TI data supports what we Read more >
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Corruption Watch alarmed at State hiding behind a non-binding security policy Corruption Watch finds it particularly disturbing that a non-binding security policy is being used to classify the report into the upgrade of President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla residence ‘top secret’ and therefore hiding its contents from the public. Executive director, David Lewis commented: “Given that Read more >
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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 >
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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 >