Heads can roll for late reports

Dear Corruption Watch, Every year, we read about qualified audits and other stories about financial mismanagement. What are the penalties that provincial departments incur when they fail to submit quarterly and annual financial statements on time? What policy or law addresses the financial accountability of provincial (education) departments? Yours, Number Cruncher   Dear Number Cruncher, Read more >

What good will an anti-corruption agency be?

Dear Corruption Watch You recently suggested that the best way to address South Africa’s problems with corruption would be to establish a single agency responsible for tackling corruption. But  are you confident that a single anti-corruption agency is the answer? If one is set up and fails for any reason, then we would have nothing Read more >

Minister’s role may interfere with Hawks work

Are you witnessing corruption but don’t know what to do about it? Ask the team of Corruption Watch experts what to do by writing to: letters@businesstimes.co.za and mark your letter 'Dear Corruption Watch'. Dear Corruption Watch Can you please tell me about the Hawks Bill?  I know Parliament had to redraft it to restructure the Read more >

What happens when you lie in Parliament?

Are you witnessing corruption but don’t know what to do about it? Ask the team of Corruption Watch experts what to do by writing to: letters@businesstimes.co.za and mark your letter 'Dear Corruption Watch'. Dear Corruption Watch, The media and opposition parties have alleged that the President did not tell the truth to Parliament in respect Read more >

Corruption Watch mandate explained

Are you witnessing corruption but don’t know what to do about it? Ask the team of Corruption Watch experts what to do by writing to: letters@businesstimes.co.za and mark your letter 'Dear Corruption Watch'. Dear Corruption Watch, Congratulations on your first anniversary. I reported an incident early last year. But I was told it does not Read more >

Unpacking our corruption ‘tipping point’

Are you witnessing corruption but don’t know what to do about it? Ask the team of Corruption Watch experts what to do by writing to: letters@businesstimes.co.za and mark your letter 'Dear Corruption Watch'.   Dear Corruption Watch, The Transparency International survey out late last year shows that South African's perception of corruption is increasing. I Read more >

Corruption Watch’s wishlist

Are you witnessing corruption but don’t know what to do about it? Ask the team of Corruption Watch experts what to do by writing to: letters@businesstimes.co.za and mark your letter 'Dear Corruption Watch'.   Dear Corruption Watch If there is one (or several) thing(s) Corruption Watch would like to see the government do better in Read more >

No conflict between POIB, PAIA

Are you witnessing corruption but don’t know what to do about it? Ask the team of Corruption Watch experts what to do by writing to: letters@businesstimes.co.za and mark your letter 'Dear Corruption Watch'. Dear Corruption Watch, I'm confused about the ‘Secrecy Bill’ (Protection of State Information Bill) and the supremacy of the Promotion of Access Read more >

Bribery works both ways

Are you witnessing corruption but don’t know what to do about it? Ask the team of Corruption Watch experts what to do by writing to: letters@businesstimes.co.za and mark your letter 'Dear Corruption Watch'. Dear CW,   I have been following the story on your Facebook page about David Malatsi, the former MEC who was sentenced Read more >