CORRUPTION NEWS

Another NSFAS debacle puts students’ futures at risk

By Kwazi Dlamini The tale of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) and corruption is almost as old as time. Corruption at the entity has historically gone unchecked because its biggest victims individually do not have a voice – they are often underprivileged young people, particularly black people. The nonchalant attitude at NSFAS and Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Make whistle-blowers the focus of the law, CW says in DoJ submission

Any changes to the whistle-blower protection legislative regime have to acknowledge whistle-blowers as the focal point, and the objective to ensure their broadest possible protection should be a foundational principle of the legislation and the starting point for the drafting of any definitions. This is the submission by Corruption Watch to a discussion paper proposing Read more >

OPINIONS

Can South Africa turn the tide against corruption?

By Busi MavusoFirst published on Moneyweb As part of our mission to combat corruption and improve ethical conduct in South African business, we have funded the Gordon Institute of Business Science (Gibs) to produce a guide for South African companies to fight corruption. Combating crime and corruption and promoting the rule of law is among Read more >

PRESS RELEASES

Addressing corporate corruption in South Africa: The EOH experience

On Tuesday 29 August 2023, the National Business Initiative (NBI), Corruption Watch, and independent global affairs think tank ODI released a report named Addressing Corporate Corruption in South Africa: The EOH Experience. The launch of the report follows a webinar earlier today during which its findings were discussed by a panel of leading experts. In Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

New Zondo Explorer sifts through thousands of commission documents

News24’s recently launched Zondo Explorer is a valuable tool that facilitates exploring the reams of documents produced during the state capture commission’s tenure. With a particular focus on the the people and organisations named in testimony, the Zondo Explorer does the tough job of wading through all the documents for a certain name. “We are Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Phala Phala findings ‘raise more questions than answers’ – CSOs

Image: Ziphozonke Lushaba, TimesLive By Khanyisile NgcoboFirst published on TImesLive Civil society organisations say “something doesn’t add up” in the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) findings on the Phala Phala matter and it “raises more questions than answers”. The Reserve Bank on Monday released its findings from a report into the matter after allegations by Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Regulate big firms doing business with state, says Open Secrets

The South African government’s extensive, but sometimes redundant use of management consultants to help drive its strategic goals once again came under the spotlight recently with the online launch of The Consultants, a report by civil society group Open Secrets. Authored by Zen Mathe, Luvano Ntuli, and Mamello Mosiana, the report looks into the dubious Read more >