CORRUPTION NEWS

G20 to tackle beneficial ownership, money laundering

The G20 summit might be over for this year, but for anti-corruption activists the work has just begun. Three prominent South Africans – Corruption Watch chairperson Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane, Archbishop Emeritus and Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu, and former Constitutional Court judge Richard Goldstone – joined the call earlier in November to the leaders of the Read more >

DEAR CORRUPTION WATCH

Municipal gravy train slows down

Dear Corruption Watch I keep reading about seemingly obscene salaries for civil servants. Is the pay, particularly for those of third-tier officials, regulated? Or are councils able to set salaries at whatever level they choose, seemingly without regard for responsibilities discharged? Accountant Dear Accountant There have been many changes this year with regard to the Read more >

HEROES & ZEROES

Gautrain acts against would-be crook

Good on management of the Gautrain, Gauteng’s multi-billion-rand rapid rail system! Following the arrest of a former employee on Wednesday for alleged fraud and corruption involving its financial system, the company declared that it will in future conduct more stringent vetting of staff. The Gautrain Management Agency (GMA), together with the Hawks, are our heroes Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

New anti-corruption strategy for Gauteng on the cards

A people-centred government that takes extra consideration to recruit dedicated staff, punishes wrongdoers sufficiently and protects and rewards those who report corruption within its ranks. This is how delegates at the recent Gauteng Anti-Corruption Summit expressed their vision for positive changes in the provincial administration, that will aid the quest to quell corruption. The one-day Read more >

CORRUPTION SNAPSHOTS

Global corruption snapshots: 13 Nov 2014

ICC anti-corruption code approved The International Cricket Council (ICC) this week approved its revised anti-corruption code, according to SuperSport.com. It is, however, up to local cricket boards to allow banned players to return early to domestic competition. For a player to return to domestic competition before the expiry of his ban, he would need the Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Nkandla SMS initiative set up

By Janine Erasmus Accountability (noun): the fact or condition of being accountable; responsibility (Oxford). If the Public Members Unit Team (PMUT) has its way, South Africans will be paying for the R247-million upgrades to President Jacob Zuma’s private Nkandla residence not once – but twice. And Number One won’t bear the burden of accountability any Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

More transparency in tenders for Gauteng

The Gauteng department of roads and transport, with the provincial department of finance, is piloting a revised tender process which is expected to bring unprecedented levels of openness and transparency to the murky waters of government tendering. At a joint media briefing yesterday, finance MEC Barbara Creecy, with her transport counterpart Ismail Vadi, announced details Read more >

HEROES & ZEROES

Cape cops busted, charged with corruption

Our hero this week is the SAPS for clamping down on more suspected corruption at police stations in the Western Cape. This time they have arrested a group of officers who are accused of selling confiscated drugs, stealing evidence and accepting bribes – and there’s possibly more to come. The suspects all worked at the Read more >

DEAR CORRUPTION WATCH

Court will clarify Thuli’s legal limits

Dear Corruption Watch, Both the DA and the ANC claimed victory in respect of the court's ruling about whether the public protector's recommendations are "binding". Thuli Madonsela has asked for a judicial review of the ruling. What are the implications of this? Regards, Confused Dear Confused It is important to understand the meaning of the Read more >