Public enterprises dept continues its downhill slide

The Auditor-General of South Africa (Agsa) is not impressed with the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE). Presenting the department’s audit outcomes for 2021/2022 to the parliamentary portfolio committee on public enterprises on 11 October, the Agsa delegation pointed out several shortcomings and weaknesses, including stagnation in terms of audit outcomes in general, and non-compliance with Read more >

HSACF concerned about the increase in fraudulent medico-legal claims

Source: www.gov.za Corruption Watch is a member of the Health Sector Anti-Corruption Forum (HSACF), which is chaired by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU). The HSACF convened a successful meeting on 29 September 2023 to deliberate on anti-corruption interventions in the health sector. The collaborative effort between civil society, the private sector (inter alia medical schemes, Read more >

The FIC is reaping the rewards of enhanced laws

Is South Africa winning the anti-money laundering war? The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) would like us to trust that this is the case. In its latest annual report, released at the end of September, the state-owned body declared that it had recovered more than R5.8-billion in criminal proceeds in the last financial year alone, partly Read more >

More protections for SA whistle-blowers on the way, but will they work?

By Neil Coetzer, Maricia Smith, Bavukile Magagula, and Anthony AndrewsFirst published on Business Day During June 2023 the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development published a discussion document on proposed reforms for the whistle-blower protection regime in South Africa. Taking its cue from the criticism of the Protected Disclosures Act of 2000 by the Zondo Read more >