All support to CW for all you've done for South Africa14th August 2020Merle Payne, a Limpopo resident, shares her story of how difficult it is to access the Covid-19 Temporary Employee Relief Scheme from Unemployment Insurance Fund for her employees even though she has been contributing to the fund. Read more https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/money-feature.jpg 650 1200 Corruption Watch https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cw-10-years.png Corruption Watch2020-08-14 11:00:332020-08-14 11:07:05All support to CW for all you've done for South Africa
The days of corona - when simply walking is risky27th July 2020Walking home one night, a resident of Braamfontein wonders whether Covid-19 or muggers is the greater risk.Read more https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/alone-walking-feature.jpg 650 1200 Corruption Watch https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cw-10-years.png Corruption Watch2020-07-27 09:51:412020-07-27 09:51:45The days of corona - when simply walking is risky
Groups, NGOs bemoan plans to reopen schools4th June 2020Concerned groups have demanded that the Department of Basic Education reconsider its plans to reopen schools for grade 7 and 12 learners. Education minister Angie Motshekga said schools would reopen on 1 June, but faces stiff resistance to this move. Read more https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/schools-report-feature.jpg 650 1200 Corruption Watch https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cw-10-years.png Corruption Watch2020-06-04 12:30:152020-06-04 13:22:24Groups, NGOs bemoan plans to reopen schools
Covid-19 has worsened an already tough situation29th May 2020An unemployed father of four shares his personal experience on how the coronavirus has impacted his livelihood. Read more https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Men-looking-for-jobs.jpg 617 926 Corruption Watch https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cw-10-years.png Corruption Watch2020-05-29 10:30:092020-06-02 12:41:59Covid-19 has worsened an already tough situation
Give small business opportunities19th May 2020A small business owner is appealing to the government to give him and other business people opportunities.Read more https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Mask.jpg 924 1388 Corruption Watch https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cw-10-years.png Corruption Watch2020-05-19 09:01:262020-05-19 09:55:43Give small business opportunities
Busting the curfew to get home11th May 2020A Johannesburg resident who had been in Durban since lockdown began, shares his experience of trying to get back to Gauteng before the interprovincial travel window closed.Read more https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/South-Africa-road-feature.jpg 650 1300 Corruption Watch https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cw-10-years.png Corruption Watch2020-05-11 12:14:152020-05-11 12:18:11Busting the curfew to get home
Load shedding blues for some communities11th May 2020A resident from Govan Mbeki Municipality in Mpumalanga shares her experience during the lockdown. Read more https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Candlelight.jpg 663 1259 Corruption Watch https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cw-10-years.png Corruption Watch2020-05-11 10:15:072020-05-11 12:04:47Load shedding blues for some communities
"The people are starving, many families are out of food"8th May 2020Residents share their struggle for access to food during the lockdown. Their pain is the pain of millions. Read more https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Bread2.jpg 853 1280 Corruption Watch https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cw-10-years.png Corruption Watch2020-05-08 14:01:452020-05-11 12:07:16"The people are starving, many families are out of food"
Drugs an extra element of danger in Covid-19 pandemic8th May 2020A resident expresses fears that drug users will spread Covid-19 in their area.Read more https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/drug-smoker-feature.jpg 650 1200 Corruption Watch https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cw-10-years.png Corruption Watch2020-05-08 11:35:312020-05-08 11:35:35Drugs an extra element of danger in Covid-19 pandemic
"We are helpless and the corruption is killing us!"6th May 2020A resident of Ext 28, in Vosloorus shares how accessing food aid during the national lockdown has been a struggle for him and his community.Read more https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Food-Parcels-SA.jpg 453 680 Corruption Watch https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cw-10-years.png Corruption Watch2020-05-06 09:25:092020-05-06 09:33:09"We are helpless and the corruption is killing us!"
Corruption means no fresh water, no explanation5th May 2020A resident of Elandskraal Village in Limpopo struggles to get fresh water.Read more https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/dry-water-tap-feature.jpg 648 1300 Corruption Watch https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cw-10-years.png Corruption Watch2020-05-05 08:39:492020-05-05 08:39:54Corruption means no fresh water, no explanation
Food parcel distribution falls prey to corruption4th May 2020Complaints and allegations of food parcel corruption have been leveled against ward councillors and families that are should not be benefiting from government's food parcel programme.Read more https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Food-parcel-2.jpg 924 1521 Corruption Watch https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cw-10-years.png Corruption Watch2020-05-04 11:19:042020-05-04 11:19:10Food parcel distribution falls prey to corruption
Living under lockdown: 2020 AC (After Corona)30th April 2020A young mother reveals the trials of trying to exercise in lockdown, with two small children.Read more https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/yoga-feature.jpg 650 1318 Corruption Watch https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cw-10-years.png Corruption Watch2020-04-30 13:48:542020-04-30 14:34:04Living under lockdown: 2020 AC (After Corona)
Keep fit and eat healthy during the lockdown28th April 2020Professional footballer Lucky Mkhosana, originally from Zimbabwe and now resident in Florida, US, encourages people to stay fit during lockdown.Read more https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Gym1.jpg 533 799 Corruption Watch https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cw-10-years.png Corruption Watch2020-04-28 12:00:082020-05-06 09:41:08Keep fit and eat healthy during the lockdown
Community realities during the lockdown24th April 2020Residents of Soshanguve, Phalaborwa and KwaZulu-Natal, share their experiences during the national lockdown. Read more https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Communities.jpg 460 800 Corruption Watch https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cw-10-years.png Corruption Watch2020-04-24 11:31:262020-04-24 11:31:30Community realities during the lockdown
Food distribution turns dangerous23rd April 2020A volunteer helping distribute food parcels gets caught in a violent situation.Read more https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/food-parcels-feature.jpg 650 1365 Corruption Watch https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cw-10-years.png Corruption Watch2020-04-23 11:45:002020-04-23 11:45:06Food distribution turns dangerous
Our Facebook family members speak up22nd April 2020Our Facebook family shared their personal experiences regarding the national lockdown with us. Read more https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Social-media-feature.jpg 652 1229 Corruption Watch https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cw-10-years.png Corruption Watch2020-04-22 15:17:262020-04-23 12:01:50Our Facebook family members speak up
"Our community obeys the law"21st April 2020Residents of Chatsworth, in Durban, share their experiences during the national lockdown. Read more https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Bakkie.jpg 1014 924 Corruption Watch https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cw-10-years.png Corruption Watch2020-04-21 11:41:372020-04-21 11:41:42"Our community obeys the law"
Lockdown life. Ja neh.21st April 2020Soraya Ebrahim Kathrada, an elderly woman who lives with her husband in Vryheid, KZN.Read more https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Old-Couple.jpg 533 799 Corruption Watch https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cw-10-years.png Corruption Watch2020-04-21 10:28:502020-04-21 10:28:54Lockdown life. Ja neh.
"Since lockdown, I found myself walking into a wall"20th April 2020A pensioner in Port Elizabeth.Read more https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/brick-wall-feature.jpg 650 1301 Corruption Watch https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cw-10-years.png Corruption Watch2020-04-20 09:33:402020-04-20 10:43:10"Since lockdown, I found myself walking into a wall"
Rebellious kids make the job harder15th April 2020A child and youth care worker shares her experiences with children who don't understand the lockdown.Read more https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/children-playing-feature.jpg 648 1300 Corruption Watch https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cw-10-years.png Corruption Watch2020-04-15 10:02:462020-04-23 11:31:07Rebellious kids make the job harder
Irresponsibility puts the elderly at risk14th April 2020A Pretoria-based resident.Read more https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/elderly-hand-feature.jpg 650 1239 Corruption Watch https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cw-10-years.png Corruption Watch2020-04-14 12:39:422020-04-14 12:39:46Irresponsibility puts the elderly at risk
Challenges beyond the virus14th April 2020A resident of Alexandra township. Read more https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Johannesburg-taxi-feature.jpg 650 1407 Corruption Watch https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cw-10-years.png Corruption Watch2020-04-14 12:39:222020-04-14 12:39:25Challenges beyond the virus
Fear and uncertainty in mining communities9th April 2020A lawyer specialising in the extractives sector.Read more https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/community-housing.jpg 650 1200 Corruption Watch https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cw-10-years.png Corruption Watch2020-04-09 11:09:132020-04-09 11:09:17Fear and uncertainty in mining communities
Covid-19 and a tale of two countries9th April 2020A journalist based in Johannesburg.Read more https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/water-supply.jpg 650 1200 Corruption Watch https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cw-10-years.png Corruption Watch2020-04-09 10:47:152020-04-09 10:58:23Covid-19 and a tale of two countries
Ordinary people are real heroes too8th April 2020A resident of Roosevelt Park extension, a suburb in Johannesburg's north-west,Read more https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/social-grants-feature.jpg 650 1300 Corruption Watch https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cw-10-years.png Corruption Watch2020-04-08 10:49:172020-04-08 13:49:44Ordinary people are real heroes too
In an ideal system we’d all be ok8th April 2020A resident of Mayfair West, a suburb of Johannesburg. Read more https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Johannesburg-West-feature.jpg 650 1221 Corruption Watch https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cw-10-years.png Corruption Watch2020-04-08 10:17:582020-04-09 10:49:00In an ideal system we’d all be ok
The calm before the storm?6th April 2020An intern at Charlotte Maxeke hospital in Johannesburg.Read more https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Charlotte.Maxeke.feature-1.jpg 649 1300 Corruption Watch https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cw-10-years.png Corruption Watch2020-04-06 10:20:552020-04-06 12:12:58The calm before the storm?
Everything in order but nothing feels normal6th April 2020A resident in Cape Town's southern suburbs.Read more https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Newlands-feature.jpg 650 1300 Corruption Watch https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cw-10-years.png Corruption Watch2020-04-06 09:48:362020-04-06 12:11:39Everything in order but nothing feels normal
Covid-19 - stockpilers beware, karma can be unkind!6th April 2020A resident in Randburg. north-west of Johannesburg.Read more https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/N95-mask.jpg 650 1250 Janine Erasmus https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cw-10-years.png Janine Erasmus2020-04-06 08:11:002020-04-06 12:12:24Covid-19 - stockpilers beware, karma can be unkind!
Seeing people the day before lockdown was beautiful3rd April 2020A resident in Johannesburg.Read more https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/south-africa-township-feature.jpg 653 1300 Corruption Watch https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cw-10-years.png Corruption Watch2020-04-03 10:45:542020-04-06 12:09:40Seeing people the day before lockdown was beautiful
Uncertainty is the biggest challenge3rd April 2020A resident in the Johannesburg CBD.Read more https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Johannesburg-traders-feature.jpg 650 1300 Corruption Watch https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cw-10-years.png Corruption Watch2020-04-03 10:44:362020-04-06 12:09:02Uncertainty is the biggest challenge
Lockdown in Tembisa2nd April 2020A resident in the township of Tembisa.Read more https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/tembisa-hospital-feature1.jpg 650 1362 Corruption Watch https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cw-10-years.png Corruption Watch2020-04-02 11:58:002020-04-06 12:10:30Lockdown in Tembisa
It's all quiet in Jhb's southern suburbs2nd April 2020A resident in Glenvista in the Johannesburg southern suburbs.Read more https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Glenvista-feature.jpg 650 1362 Corruption Watch https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cw-10-years.png Corruption Watch2020-04-02 11:34:382020-04-06 12:06:00It's all quiet in Jhb's southern suburbs
The education department must act to curb infection1st April 2020A learner in a primary school in Gauteng.Read more https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/schoolgirls-feature.jpg 650 1144 Corruption Watch https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cw-10-years.png Corruption Watch2020-04-01 14:16:512020-04-06 12:06:23The education department must act to curb infection
Lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic1st April 2020A resident in Tembisa township, north of Johannesburg.Read more https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/South-Africa_township.jpg 650 1300 Corruption Watch https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cw-10-years.png Corruption Watch2020-04-01 13:40:132020-04-06 12:06:57Lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic
Break the Covid-19 stigma1st April 2020A resident in Cosmo City, west of Johannesburg.Read more https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Maake-plaza-lockdown-feature.jpg 650 1246 Corruption Watch https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cw-10-years.png Corruption Watch2020-04-01 11:38:272020-04-06 12:07:40Break the Covid-19 stigma
Covid-19 - some personal musings and impressions25th March 2020A resident of a Randburg suburb.Read more https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/question-mark-feature.jpg 650 1305 Janine Erasmus https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cw-10-years.png Janine Erasmus2020-03-25 09:42:382020-04-06 12:03:52Covid-19 - some personal musings and impressions