CORRUPTION NEWS

School heads in the firing line yet again

Here’s a snapshot of some of the schools incidents* we’ve received from the public recently, so you can get a feel for the kind of trends we're picking up: principals exposed again, this time for nepotism, keeping teachers in the dark about school finances, and taking money meant for paying a school’s utility bill. Principal Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Political barons demanding tjo-tjo from elderly!

Here’s a snapshot of some of the corruption incidents* we’ve received from the public recently, so you can get a feel for the kind of trends we're picking up: nepotism and bribery the order of the day at education departments and political barons in a certain township taking advantage of elderly residents desperate for RDP Read more >

PRESS RELEASES

Corruption Watch alarmed at State hiding behind a non-binding security policy

Corruption Watch alarmed at State hiding behind a non-binding security policy Corruption Watch finds it particularly disturbing that a non-binding security policy is being used to classify the report into the upgrade of President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla residence ‘top secret’ and therefore hiding its contents from the public. Executive director, David Lewis commented: “Given that Read more >

HEROES & ZEROES

The psychology of corruption

By Kavisha Pillay It is said that everyone has their price, but what makes a cop accept a bribe, a procurement officer dish out a tender to his friend, or a school governing body cook the institution’s books? Clinical psychologist Dr Giada Del Fabbro, criminologist Dr Elisabeth Grobler, and Rhodes University organisational psychology lecturer Alwyn Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

R1.5bn construction fines: ‘graft has consequences’

By Valencia Talane Large companies hoping to do work with government in future will have to heed a stern warning from the Competition Commission, which today slapped 15 construction firms with penalties amounting to R1.5-billion for tender-rigging and collusion for projects done between 2006 and 2010. Read the full press release here. The value of Read more >

DEAR CORRUPTION WATCH

Errant civil servants should not be rehired

Dear Corruption Watch,   More than 50 people in the government department for which I work have clouds of corruption following them around. Many of them, as evidence mounts, are resigning before they can be charged or disciplinary procedures initiated against them. If they continue their behaviour in their next positions a corrupt public services becomes more entrenched. What can be done? Read more >

HEROES & ZEROES

Honouring Gauteng’s top graft-busting cop

We award our hero title this week posthumously to slain top cop and corruption-buster Major-General Tirhani Maswanganyi, who was found dead near his house in Hammanskraal in the early hours of Tuesday morning, 18 June 2013. Gauteng police spokesperson Brigadier Neville Malila said the cause of death is unknown and they are waiting for the Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Maladministration and money missing!

Image Excerpt The most prevalent word in schools complaints from Gauteng is “maladministration”. Cases of money missing, principals and treasurers not being transparent with finances, and corruption in contracts for stationery also come up a lot. What word would you use to describe the corruption at your school? File Upload WORDS.jpg