CORRUPTION NEWS

National Key Points Act laid bare

By now it is well known that the Department of Public Works has invoked the apartheid-era National Key Points Act in an attempt to frustrate a probe into the budgeted R203-million upgrade to President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead, the Right2Know coalition reports. “It is the latest in a long history of strategic abuse of this Read more >

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Unpacking SA’s education crisis – part six

In this, our sixth and final instalment on the unfolding education saga, we ask what lessons have been learned from the Limpopo textbook crisis to avoid a similar breakdown in the future, both from the government’s perspective and civil society. We look at systematic problems in the education system that affected the Eastern Cape, as Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

We want answers on R203m Nkandla revamp

Corruption Watch has written a letter to Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi asking for clarity on his comments regarding the planned R203-million upgrade to President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead in KwaZulu-Natal. This follows media reports that Nxesi defended the department’s multimillion-rand revamp plans by saying they were in line with the Ministerial Handbook and formed Read more >

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Corruption Watch and Wits talk ‘no more tjo-tjo’

By Zaheer Cassim Wits law students and Corruption Watch teamed up yesterday to talk about bribery on the roads as part of the organisation’s ongoing No more tjo-tjo campaign. The event, hosted by the university, saw about 50 members of the Students for Law and Social Justice (SLSJ) group addressing Joburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Corruption affects the poorest of the poor

Last Wednesday, Corruption Watch and the University of Johannesburg (UJ) joined forces to raise awareness around corruption. A panel discussion centred on the topic “What can you do to fight corruption” was held at the university’s theatre where students were encouraged to sign the anti-corruption pledge.   UJ SRC Deputy President Jack Malope called on Read more >

DEAR CORRUPTION WATCH

Understanding Treasury’s tender blacklist

Are you witnessing corruption but don’t know what to do about it? Ask the team of Corruption Watch experts what to do by writing to: letters@businesstimes.co.za and mark your letter 'Dear Corruption Watch'. Dear Corruption Watch, The media is reporting that over R600 billion has been lost to corruption since 1994. I presume a lot of this money was Read more >

HEROES & ZEROES

You can run, but you can’t hide

  At a media briefing in parliament last month, Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi sent a stern warning to corrupt individuals: “You can run, but you can’t hide. If you steal from the poor, we are coming to get you.”   This week, Nxesi flexed his muscles by axing the first official in his department, Read more >

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Unpacking SA’s education crisis – part five

In this, the fifth of our six-part series on the unfolding education crisis, we profile EduSolutions, its directors and those of its holding company. We examine the company’s historical relationship with public procurement, the current contracts that it has with various tiers of government, and the relationships its key directors have with leading public officials. Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

African Access staff and their government links

Shaun Battleman, CEO of Access Solution and founder of EduSolutions, has described himself as an activist, teacher and entrepreneur. He is now the head of a multibillion-rand empire that ranges from supplying educational textbooks and material to travel, property development, events management, travel and tourism, and earthworks.   After a brief stint starting in 2000 Read more >