CORRUPTION NEWS

Mdluli still on the hook

The Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that corruption and fraud charges against Richard Mdluli, the former head of the police crime intelligence division, must proceed. Mdluli's reinstatement to that position, after being suspended, was also overturned. On 17 April Judge Fritz Brand, with judges Kenneth Mthiyane, Mahomed Navsa, Visvanathan Ponnan and Mandisa Maya concurring, Read more >

DEAR CORRUPTION WATCH

Parliament has leeway on Nkandla

Dear CW Parliament has appointed an ad hoc committee to consider the public protector’s Nkandla report before the elections. What exactly does this mean? What powers does this committee have and what is Parliament’s role in relation to the public protector? Wondering Dear Wondering The speaker established an ad hoc parliamentary committee on 9 April Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Tembisa discussion draws residents

By Valencia Talane What good are anti-corruption laws if they do not protect those who blow the whistle on people who abuse public resources, and offer no visible punishment for those who are caught? This was the burning question at a debate co-hosted by Corruption Watch and Kaya FM in Tembisa on Wednesday. Presenter and Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Department learns corruption lessons

Corruption Watch recently met representatives of the Free State department of basic education in Bloemfontein to discuss the organisation's work to stop corruption in schools in the province. In the past year, following the launch of its schools-focused campaign, Corruption Watch has received hundreds of reports containing allegations of corruption in public schools from all Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Is corruption a way of life?

Corruption is now a South African way of life – If we can’t accept that, how can we change it? This is the theme for the exciting, solutions-driven debate to be held in Tembisa, Ekurhuleni on Wednesday. The event is co-hosted by Corruption Watch and Kaya FM and John Perlman – the award winning Kaya presenter Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Arms commission holds great significance for country

By Lee-Ann Alfreds Just 750m apart, two different legal proceedings are underway in the heart of Pretoria. Both are intriguing, will influence the way South Africa is viewed around the world, and have had – to a greater and lesser extent – an impact on the lives of South Africans. But that is where the Read more >

DEAR CORRUPTION WATCH

Officials invoke imaginary rule

Dear Corruption Watch My organisation has submitted two applications for information under the Promotion of Access to Information Act. We have been told we cannot have the documents we requested because the issue will likely be the subject of criminal charges. Is this sufficient grounds for not disclosing information we believe to be in the Read more >

HEROES & ZEROES

Blade the zero for divisive talk

The cost to taxpayers of the Nkandla security upgrades is one that has outraged many South Africans. Citizens continue to seek answers from the ANC and President Jacob Zuma on the issue and are eager to see what the consequences would be for those found guilty of allowing the misuse of public funds. This week, Read more >