CORRUPTION NEWS

Vavi placed on special leave

Cosatu general secretary and Corruption Watch board member Zwelinzima Vavi has been placed on special leave after a meeting of the union federation’s central executive committee (CEC), which deliberated over his admission of an affair with a junior staff member. Both Vavi and the staffer will now be investigated for misconduct and will go through Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Auditor-General’s metro headache

By Valencia Talane Auditor-General Terrence Nombembe’s local government headache seems far from over. In his latest report on the financial performance of municipalities during 2011/12, Nombembe on Tuesday revealed an overall bleak picture of local government, with fewer improvements than were recorded in the previous financial year. Disappointingly, none of the country’s eight metro municipalities Read more >

CW IN THE MEDIA

Watchdog group highlights school corruption

The anti-graft organisation Corruption Watch said the number of complaints it had received about wrongdoing at schools had grown “dramatically” in recent months, Leeann Jansen writes in the Mercury. Read the original version here. The body is sitting with more than 200 cases, the majority of which allege maladministration and financial mismanagement on the part Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Bill against corruption deserves public’s support

By David Lewis Public Service and Administration Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has injected a new sense of urgency and determination into government efforts to tackle corruption. The gazetting of the Public Administration Management Bill is evidence that this is more than talk. This legislation is potentially an obstacle to corruption at least as great as the Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Tools to fight corruption at your school

By Valencia Talane and Kavisha Pillay Need to know how to fight the abuse of power and resources in your child’s school? Check out our easy-to-use toolkit that will guide you on the right questions to ask, so you can address the right issues and hold the right people accountable.   YOUR SCHOOL GOVERNING BODY Read more >

DEAR CORRUPTION WATCH

Inauspicious start for arms inquiry

Dear Corruption Watch What do you think of the judicial commission of enquiry into the arms deal? Is it likely to uncover the corruption that occurred during the arms deal, or is it just another way for those who benefited to cover it up? Interested observer Dear Interested observer At the level of principle, the Read more >

HEROES & ZEROES

Ethics committee bares all the teeth it has

Our hero this week has censured the former minister of communications Dina Pule for misleading parliament and denying her romantic ties with a man who allegedly made millions from deals with the communications department while she was at its helm. Pule was found guilty yesterday by the parliamentary ethics committee for failing to disclose the Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

School corruption tip-offs rising steadily

Since kicking off our schools campaign in January this year, the number of complaints about corruption in schools has increased dramatically. In March we recorded a total of 68 tip-offs, but by the end of July, this figure had passed the 200-mark. See our infographic explaining the trends here. The complaints indicate that principals and Read more >

PRESS RELEASES

Corruption Watch adds to calls for Dina Pule to be criminally charged

Corruption Watch calls for the prosecuting authorities to act swiftly and ensure former Communications Minister Dina Pule is held accountable for her alleged unlawful conduct. While welcoming the findings of the Parliamentary Ethics Committee against Pule, Corruption Watch’s executive director David Lewis said criminal charges must be laid against Pule in line with the anti-corruption Read more >