By Janine Erasmus South Africa, as it does every year, observed Human Rights Day on 21 March under the month-long theme of A Legacy of Courage: Protecting Rights, Preserving Humanity. In his address on the day, President Cyril Ramaphosa surprised nobody when he said corruption was one of the biggest obstacles and challenges to improving Read more >
PRESS RELEASES
Corruption Watch (CW) today led a group from 10 community-based organisations (CBOS) supported under the Strengthening Action Against Corruption (SAAC) project in presenting the preliminary findings of a corruption risk assessment report on local government in the province. The report highlights risks associated with poor governance and weaknesses in controls that emerged across various Read more >
PRESS RELEASES
Corruption Watch (CW) executive director Lebogang Ramafoko will on Friday 20 March 2026 lead community leaders and anti-corruption activists working across the Eastern Cape in delivering the preliminary findings of a local government corruption risk assessment (CRA) report to the provincial legislature. The report is the culmination of a CRA undertaken in 2025 as part Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
Working in the field of community development often lays bare the intersectionality of issues of human and socio-economic rights, climate governance and even corruption that manifests in the absence of accountability. The realities of all this are all too familiar for Sizeka Mavumengwana, the director of Ukhahlamba Legal Advice and Development Agency (ULADA) based in Read more >
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For many school children and working residents of ward 6 of Balasi in Flagstaff in the Eastern Cape, rainy days mean they have to struggle to get to school and work. The reason for this is that the road from their village to the nearest access road with public transport usually gets muddy and hard Read more >
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This article first appeared on SANews.gov.za The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has recommended that the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) considers the vetting of all employees as one of the range of measures to address vulnerabilities in the country’s immigration system. The SIU on Monday briefed media on the outcomes of its home affairs investigation which Read more >
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This article first appeared on the eNCA website. Deputy Defence Minister Bantu Holomisa says the fight against corruption in his department is ongoing. He says that more than R1-billion has been recovered in connection with corruption and mismanagement. “The corruption and maladministration have not merely touched the state. They have engulfed it, reaching even into Read more >
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This article first appeared in the Sunday Times By Thabo Mokone Proposed new legislation outlined by President Cyril Ramaphosa last week will enhance protection for whistle-blowers following a spate of hits on those who expose corruption — and will provide them with financial support to replace loss of income. Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi told the Read more >
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Anti-corruption movement Transparency International (TI) today released the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), highlighting worsening corruption and a decline in leadership globally. The picture in South Africa is equally discouraging, showing little to no progress in the last three years. South Africa’s anti-corruption efforts, as reflected in this year’s index, are still found wanting as Read more >