Dear Corruption Watch Some of my friends say that they have got out of trouble with the police or received improved service from a public servant by offering to pay a bribe. Aren't they committing a criminal offence by doing so? Are they putting themselves at risk? Wrong to Offer Dear Wrong to Offer, The Read more >
HEROES & ZEROES
A local hospital has taken action against 17 officials suspected of nepotism, by suspending them. Although the officials have yet to be found guilty, we applaud the Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital, located near Ga-Rankuwa north of Pretoria, for taking this bold step, which will send out a clear message that such activity will not Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
By Valencia Talane As President Jacob Zuma stood to address Parliament and the rest of South Africa on the state of affairs in the country on Thursday, South Africans would have been divided between those who hoped against all odds that there would be a bold statement on accountability to corruption by government leaders, and Read more >
HEROES & ZEROES
President Jacob Zuma delivered his last State of the Nation speech as head of the current government, on 13 February. There has been a mixed reaction to the address, with some analysts saying that it focused very much on the past, rather than looking ahead – this was expected to some extent. However, 2014 does Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
While its main focus remains on the abuse of public resources, Corruption Watch believes that business also has a crucial role to play in combating corruption. The civil society organisation has reached out to CEOs of leading companies in South Africa to explore opportunities for collaboration and involve business as an active partner in fighting Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
By Lee-Ann Collingridge Nkandla, Dina Pule, Sicelo Shiceka, Bheki Cele. South Africa is awash with corruption scandals (amounting to nearly R1-billion last year alone, according to financial forensics expert Peter Allwright) and many analysts believe they know one of the catalysts: the Strategic Defence Procurement Package, better known as the arms deal. For it was Read more >
PRESS RELEASES
Corruption Watch is two years old. In this period, spiralling corruption has become the most intensely discussed topic on the South African public agenda. It’s widely held to be a significant contributor to poverty and unemployment and to the service delivery protests that are rocking the country. South Africans will expect corruption to feature in Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
By Valencia Talane Protests and dissatisfaction centred on poor service delivery are nothing new in South Africa – in fact, they are now commonplace. A recent Corruption Watch report on water reveals that, although the government claims improved access to water and sanitation, this is often far from being the case – and the reason Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
Because we believe that business also has a role to play in fighting corruption, Corruption Watch hosted a colloquium at the GIBS Business School where business leaders came together to discuss ways in which they can help to eradicate the problem. We’ve put together this handy page for businesses on resources relating to anti-corruption, which Read more >