Metro cops ‘very corrupt’

About 429 000 drivers in Gauteng and 154 000 in Johannesburg had been asked to pay bribes to metro police officers in 2010, according to a report released by Corruption Watch in Johannesburg yesterday.

“Corruption is deeply embedded within the traffic department. More than 150000 drivers were asked for bribes in 2010 which means that one in four Johannesburg drivers have been asked for a bribe,” said Corruption Watch executive director David Lewis quoting a survey conducted by Stats SA in 2010.

Lewis made these remarks at the release of a report on alleged widespread corruption within the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD), entitled The Law for Sale.

This article originally appeared in The New Age on 24 April 2012. Read the full article here.

Johannesburg welcomes corruption report

Johannesburg – The city of Johannesburg on Monday welcomed allegations made against metro police officers in a Corruption Watch report.

“Corruption is a multi-faceted problem that impacts on many areas of society and this also impacts on the work we do,” spokesperson Gabu Tugwana said.

He said many measures were already in place to prevent corruption.

This article originally appeared on News24 on 23 April 2012. Read the full article here.

JMPD must acknowledge corruption’

The Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) must acknowledge the level of corruption within the force, civil society organisation Corruption Watch said on Monday.

The group also called on officials to find meaningful solutions to address the problem.

On Monday, the three-month-old organisation released its first report at the launch of a nationwide anti-corruption initiative.

This article originally appeared on Eyewitness News online on 23 April 2012. Read the full article here.

Jo’burg metro in denial about corruption

The City of Johannesburg on Monday welcomed allegations made against metro police officers in a Corruption Watch report.

“Corruption is a multi-faceted problem that impacts on many areas of society and this also impacts on the work we do,” spokesperson Gabu Tugwana said.

He said many measures were already in place to prevent corruption.

“Management will also thoroughly review the report and implement controls and recommendations.”

On Monday, Corruption Watch executive director David Lewis released a report titled: The Law for Sale on corruption within the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD).

This article originally appeared in The Mail & Guardian online on 23 April 2012. Read the full article here.

Joburg welcomes corruption report

The City of Johannesburg on Monday welcomed allegations made against metro police officers in a Corruption Watch report.

“Corruption is a multi-faceted problem that impacts on many areas of society and this also impacts on the work we do,” spokesman Gabu Tugwana said.

He said many measures were already in place to prevent corruption.

“Management will also thoroughly review the report and implement controls and recommendations.”

On Monday, Corruption Watch executive director David Lewis released a report “The Law for Sale” on corruption within the Johannesburg metropolitan police department (JMPD).

This article originally appeared in The Independant online on 23 April 2012. Read the full article here.

Metro cops failing to acknowledge corruption reality

Cosatu’s Corruption Watch has revealed massive gaps between the public’s experience of bribery and corruption within the Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) and the organisation’s recognition of it, raising questions about the department’s willingness to tackle the problem.

David Lewis, executive director of Corruption Watch, on Monday said the scale of the problem was “massive” and that there was an “absolute failure of authorities to recognise the problem”. He was speaking at the release of a Corruption Watch report The Law for Sale, which revealed endemic corruption throughout the department.

This article originally appeared in The Mail & Guardian online on 25 April 2012. Read the full article here.

Joburg joins forces with Corruption Watch

The City of Johannesburg said on Monday it was willing to work with Corruption Watch to address bribery involving the metro police.

The civil society organisation released the findings of its report into Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) corruption and launched a campaign to encourage people to report wrongdoing.

The report discussed the true size of the problem and identified “denial by those in charge” as a major problem.

This article originally appeared in Eyewitness News online on 24 April 2012. Read full article here.

Tragedy of corruption

The release of statistics by Corruption Watch, showing that one in four Johannesburg drivers have been asked for bribes by the city’s metro cops, comes as no surprise.

The release of statistics by Corruption Watch, showing that one in four Johannesburg drivers have been asked for bribes by the city’s metro cops, comes as no surprise.

Not so long ago, Markinor, a research firm, published findings of a survey which showed that corruption was increasingly becoming “normal” for many South Africans

This article originally appeared on Sowetan Live on 24 April 2012. Read the full article here.