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South Africans still fighting for human rights and dignity, 30 years later

25 Apr 2024, 12:47

Image: Flickr/Darryn van der Walt With national elections around the corner, the numerous political parties that make up the South African government collective would have us believe that we should be voting for them because they have the interests of the people firmly located in their hearts. However, a new report by Amnesty International (AInt), Read more >

Freedom Day has little meaning if basic service delivery isn’t realised

25 Apr 2024, 12:43

There is reportedly a looming boycott of the May elections by residents of the area of Komani in the Eastern Cape due to their displeasure with poor service delivery. The communities there are serviced by the Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality, which is currently under national administration and named among the worst performing municipalities by the Read more >

African land corruption and its impact explored in webinar

24 Apr 2024, 16:44

Corruption Watch’s work in helping to expose and address corruption in the land sector is part of an international research project on how corruption affects the most marginalised of our communities in this regard. The project, overseen by Transparency International, has resulted in the recent release on 19 April 2024 of a report, This Beautiful Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Corruption accused Edwin Sodi’s company still not blacklisted

23 Apr 2024, 9:49

Screenshot: Newzroom Afrika By Steve KretzmannFirst published on GroundUp Blackhead Consulting is being probed by the Special Investigating Unit over incomplete upgrades and refurbishment to Tshwane’s Rooiwal Waste Water Treatment Plant. Rooiwal still releases about 150-million litres of untreated or partially treated sewage into the dam supplying Hammanskraal’s drinking water. The City of Tshwane on Read more >

RAISING AWARENESS

Corruption, discrimination and land rights in Sub-Saharan Africa

22 Apr 2024, 9:58

Source: Transparency International The rising demand for land due to the global food crisis, climate change, rising sea levels, desertification, and extreme weather events, all limit its availability and accessibility. As global crises exacerbate inequalities, people who experience discrimination see their land rights affected the most. An earlier 2021 report by the Equal Rights Trust Read more >

PRESS RELEASES

New TI report, webinar highlight how corruption denies access to land

18 Apr 2024, 14:26

Corruption Watch (CW) will participate in the webinar launch on 23 April 2024 of the new Transparency International (TI) report titled This Beautiful Land: Corruption, Discrimination and Land Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa. The webinar is hosted by the Land Portal. Around the world, corruption denies people access to the land and resources they need to Read more >

PUBLICATIONS

Ramaphosa’s blinkered Tintswalo story omits the challenges facing SA

18 Apr 2024, 12:59

Image: Flickr/Africa University By Moepeng TalaneFirst published on Maverick Citizen As Corruption Watch releases its annual report, South Africa stands on the brink of its seventh democratic elections, representing what some have described as a second shot at democracy. This implies that the ANC’s 30-year rule has failed to produce a true democracy — but Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Corruption in the healthcare sector can take a deadly toll

18 Apr 2024, 12:30

Health sector corruption is a long-standing concern for Corruption Watch. As a member of the Health Sector Anti-Corruption Forum (HSACF), which is chaired by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), we represent civil society in this collaborative effort, with law enforcement agencies, health sector regulators, government departments and private sector, to fast-track investigations of fraud and Read more >

OPINIONS

When you vote, remember the lip service MPs have paid to the Constitution

16 Apr 2024, 12:05

By Melusi NcalaFirst published on News24 In the past four years, we have witnessed an arrogant Parliament, often led by an ANC emboldened by its majority, bulldozing its way to politically satisfactory decisions at the expense of the public good and the sanctity of the offices meant to advance and safeguard democracy. We think back Read more >