BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Corruption Watch - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Corruption Watch REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Africa/Johannesburg BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:SAST DTSTART:20210101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20220804T110000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20220804T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T002128 CREATED:20220726T130830Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220726T132222Z UID:33290-1659610800-1659614400@www.corruptionwatch.org.za SUMMARY:WEBINAR: Tracking Trends in Public Procurement DESCRIPTION:Join us\, with Prof Geo Quinot – founding director of Stellenbosch University’s African Procurement Law Unit – as we share a new report revealing our findings on the latest trends in public procurement in South Africa. \n\n\n\nThese findings are based on insights we have gathered from our Procurement Watch tool\, launched in October 2021. Procurement Watch scrapes a range of procurement data from the National Treasury website and outputs it in an accessible\, searchable and graphical format. We plan to make this tool available to a select user group as part of a separate workshop on 18 August – details will follow in due course. \n\n\n\nWe will unpack what public procurement is\, why it matters from an anti-corruption and public interest perspective\, and how civil society and media can add value in this area. \n\n\n\n\n Moderator: \n\n\n\nTharin Pillay – legal researcher\, Corruption Watch \n\n\n\nIntroduction: \n\n\n\nKaram Singh – executive director\, Corruption Watch \n\n\n\nGuest speaker: \n\n\n\nGeo Quinot – professor of Public Law at Stellenbosch University\, founding director of the African Procurement Law Unit \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER URL:https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/event/webinar-tracking-trends-in-public-procurement/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20220812T110000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20220812T130000 DTSTAMP:20260404T002128 CREATED:20220811T120308Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220811T120310Z UID:33454-1660302000-1660309200@www.corruptionwatch.org.za SUMMARY:DISCUSSION: Unpacking the Zondo Report: Public and Corporate Morality DESCRIPTION:The Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office and the Hanns Seidel Foundation cordially invite you to join us for a discussion on Unpacking the Zondo Report: Public and Corporate Morality. \n\n\n\nThe Zondo Commission’s reports confirm that corruption is endemic in South African government institutions and state enterprises. But the reports don’t tell us why moral and ethical standards are so low in public life and in so many of the companies that do business with government. \n\n\n\n\nVenue: Holiday Inn Garden Court\, Nelson Mandela Boulevard\, Cape Town. \n\n\n\nSpeakers: \n\n\n\nProf William Gumede\, executive chairperson\, Open Democracy FoundationKaram Singh\, executive director\, Corruption Watch\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE URL:https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/event/discussion-unpacking-the-zondo-report-public-and-corporate-morality/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20221122T110000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20221122T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T002128 CREATED:20221117T080143Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221117T080839Z UID:34656-1669114800-1669118400@www.corruptionwatch.org.za SUMMARY:WEBINAR: Beneficial Ownership in the Extractives Industry DESCRIPTION:Corruption Watch (CW) will host a webinar on Tuesday 22 November 2022 to coincide with the release of two reports advancing a case for greater beneficial ownership transparency (BOT) in the mining sector\, namely Beneficial Ownership Transparency in South Africa’s mining sector and The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative and South Africa\, respectively. \n\n\n\nThe webinar will contextualise the critical role of beneficial ownership transparency in minimising corruption in the extractives industry. It will also unpack the relationship between the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and South Africa. \n\n\n\nModerator:Asiphe Funda\, attorney\, Corruption Watch \n\n\n\nGuests:Tim Law\, director of Engaged Law Consulting LtdMichael Barron\, director of Michael Barron Consulting \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE URL:https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/event/webinar-beneficial-ownership-in-the-extractives-industry/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20230215T180000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20230215T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T002128 CREATED:20230215T082555Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230215T082558Z UID:35427-1676484000-1676487600@www.corruptionwatch.org.za SUMMARY:WEBINAR: Counting the social cost of state capture DESCRIPTION:Who pays the price for state capture?  \n\n\n\nLook around and we see a strained fiscus\, rolling blackouts\, austerity and hollowed out institutions. The effects of state capture are immense and weigh heavily on South Africans. State capture has left very few aspects of public life untouched- from public rail\, to education\, the health sector\, defence industry\, freight rail\, law enforcement and our state revenue services.     \n\n\n\nThe social damage caused by State Capture should give urgency to our demand for accountability. We must do more to hold the powerful to account for the damage they have done. How do we go about achieving a just society when we have not fully grappled with the systemic and endemic effects of capture? \n\n\n\nJoin Open Secrets’ Zen Mathe for a webinar conversation with Moira Campbell (Corruption Watch)\, Devi Pillay (Public Affairs Research Institute – PARI) and partners in civil society who will help us grapple with how we can address the social costs of state capture and seek restitution for the damage caused.  \n\n\n\n\nModerator: \n\n\n\nZen Mathe\, Open Secrets \n\n\n\nGuests: \n\n\n\nDevi Pillay\, Public Affairs Research Institute \n\n\n\nMoira Campbell\, Corruption Watch \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE URL:https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/event/webinar-counting-the-social-cost-of-state-capture/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20230829T103000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20230829T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T002128 CREATED:20230811T074842Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230811T075636Z UID:36832-1693305000-1693310400@www.corruptionwatch.org.za SUMMARY:Report Launch - Addressing Corporate Corruption in South Africa: The EOH Experience DESCRIPTION:We hereby invite you to an important report launch hosted\, in partnership\, by the National Business Initiative (NBI)\, Corruption Watch\, and ODI\, an independent\, global affairs think tank.The launch of the report follows research concluded by the three organisations into understanding the social behaviours of corporate entities\, following disclosures regarding corrupt practices and the subsequent measures taken to address such misconduct across corporate structures. EOH\, a tech solutions multinational company\, along with several other entities\, were implicated by the judicial inquiry commission into State Capture\, led by Chief Justice Raymond Zondo. Seeking to renew itself under a recently appointed leadership\, EOH willingly participated in this research\, as a case study for addressing corporate corruption in South Africa. \n\n\n\nThe fantastic panel for this event will be facilitated by:Rob Rose\, editor of the Financial Mail and author of the acclaimed book\, SteinheistRob Rose will be joined by a set of esteemed panelists\, including:Stephen Gelb\, principal research fellow (ODI) and lead author of the report – Addressing Corporate Corruption in South Africa: The EOH ExperienceStephen Van Coller\, CEO (EOH) \n\n\n\nPlease click here to register for this Zoom event\, and then add the link to your calendar. Kindly respond by Monday\, 28 August 2023. URL:https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/event/report-launch-addressing-corporate-corruption-in-south-africa-the-eoh-experience/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20230830T093000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20230830T133000 DTSTAMP:20260404T002128 CREATED:20230825T072010Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230825T075327Z UID:36983-1693387800-1693402200@www.corruptionwatch.org.za SUMMARY:ROUNDTABLE: Reflecting on public budgeting and inclusive governance DESCRIPTION:The South African Health Technologies Advocacy Coalition (SAHTAC)\, in partnership with the Mail & Guardian and the Imali Yethu civil society coalition for open budgets\, is hosting a hybrid roundtable centred on budgeting\, inclusive governance\, oversight and activism. The event is titled Reflecting on public budgeting and inclusive governance: the role of policy oversight and activism. \n\n\n\nThe venue is the Radisson Blue Gautrain hotel in Sandton. Guests include Dr. Kay Brown of the Collaborative Africa Budget Reform Initiative\, Dr. Dumisani Jantjies of the Parliamentary Budget Office\, and Mx. Thokozile Madonko of the Wits Public Economy Project. \n\n\n\nThe keynote speaker is the Hon. Lechesa Tsenoli\, deputy speaker of the National Assembly in South Africa’s Parliament. \n\n\n\nDownload the programme here. \n\n\n\n\nRegister here URL:https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/event/roundtable-reflecting-on-public-budgeting-and-inclusive-governance/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Conference-chairs-feature.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20230830T190000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20230830T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T002128 CREATED:20230828T100740Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230828T101516Z UID:37042-1693422000-1693425600@www.corruptionwatch.org.za SUMMARY:TWITTER SPACE: Why party funding transparency should matter to the voter DESCRIPTION:CLICK HERE TO SET A REMINDER URL:https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/event/twitter-space-why-party-funding-transparency-should-matter-to-the-voter/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/social-media-feature.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20230920T100000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20230920T110000 DTSTAMP:20260404T002128 CREATED:20230913T142855Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230913T142859Z UID:37177-1695204000-1695207600@www.corruptionwatch.org.za SUMMARY:Report launch - Tracking Trends in Public Procurement DESCRIPTION:Join Corruption Watch and procurement expert Prof Geo Quinot\, in a webinar to launch the third in our series of Procurement Watch reports. Prof Quinot is the founding director of Stellenbosch University’s African Procurement Law Unit\, and one of the country’s leading experts on all matters related to procurement. \n\n\n\nThe latest report\, which reveals the 2023 risk trends in public procurement\, will be released on Wednesday\, 20 September 2023. The report will unpack trends observed in procurement deviations and expansions as well as developments in the lists of tender defaulters and restricted suppliers respectively. These findings are based on insights gathered from our Procurement Watch tool\, launched in October 2021\, which aggregates data published by the National Treasury in individual reports. \n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE. URL:https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/event/report-launch-tracking-trends-in-public-procurement/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/SA-money-scrutiny1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20240920T100000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20240920T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T002128 CREATED:20240919T083330Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240919T083449Z UID:40133-1726826400-1726833600@www.corruptionwatch.org.za SUMMARY:WEBINAR: TRACKING TRENDS IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT 2024 DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE. URL:https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/event/webinar-tracking-trends-in-public-procurement-2024/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20241003T100000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20241003T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T002128 CREATED:20240927T123443Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240927T123727Z UID:40195-1727949600-1727956800@www.corruptionwatch.org.za SUMMARY:Launch of the Best Practice Guide on community consultation in mining DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join Corruption Watch in launching the Best Practice Guide on Community Consultation in the South African Extractives Industry\, as part of our Rallying Efforts to Accelerate Progress in Africa Project. The guide was developed in partnership with Webber Wentzel.It provides a framework on consultations that mining companies can adopt to mitigate the challenges faced with the current consultation models\, incorporating basic norms drawn from local and international best practices. It also defines the complex structures that exist in communities in rural South Africa as well as the competing land rights held at different intersections by various groups\, individuals\, and families under an umbrella of traditional communities. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRSVP FOR IN PERSON ATTENDANCE ||| REGISTER FOR VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE URL:https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/event/launch-of-the-best-practice-guide-on-community-consultation-in-mining/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20241205T100000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20241205T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T002128 CREATED:20241204T083507Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241204T083511Z UID:40779-1733392800-1733427000@www.corruptionwatch.org.za SUMMARY:FIVE-SA introduces a new\, collective approach to fighting corruption DESCRIPTION:On 5 December 2024\, FIVE-SA will launch its high-level Social and Behaviour Change Communication initiative\, focusing on coordinated anti-corruption efforts across key areas: whistleblower protection\, policy advocacy and reform\, stakeholder mobilisation\, and sexual corruption. \n\n\n\nFIVE-SA stands for ‘Foundations of Integrity and Values-based Education South Africa. This launch event marks the beginning of a strategic\, multi-year approach to address corruption by bringing together youth\, Parliament\, civil society organisations (CSOs)\, academics\, and media. The initiative aims to foster collective action to support building a capable\, ethical and developmental state. \n\n\n\nWe invite you to join the proceedings\, either in person or online (see below for the online meeting link). \n\n\n\n\nDownload a copy of the programme. \n\n\n\nJOIN ONLINE THROUGH THIS LINK URL:https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/event/five-sa-introduces-a-new-collective-approach-to-fighting-corruption/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR