Under pressure from corporate giants and the superrich, governments have programmed tax and financial systems to prioritise the wealthiest over everybody else, wiring financial secrecy and tax havens into the core of the global economy, says the Tax Justice Network. The organisation recently released the 2025 edition of its State of Tax Justice report, which shows that justice is unattainable for many countries which continue to be cheated out of tax revenue by conniving corporates and greedy governments.
Under pressure from corporate giants and the superrich, governments have programmed tax and financial systems to prioritise the wealthiest over everybody else, wiring financial secrecy and tax havens into the core of the global economy, says the Tax Justice Network. The organisation recently released the 2025 edition of its State of Tax Justice report, which shows that justice is unattainable for many countries which continue to be cheated out of tax revenue by conniving corporates and greedy governments.
State of Tax Justice 2025: it's nowhere to be seen
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Corruption Watch’s interim leaders Lord Ntambw and Moira Campbell reflect on the year that was 2025, in this letter to the organisation’s supporters - and make an exciting announcement.
Corruption Watch’s interim leaders Lord Ntambw and Moira Campbell reflect on the year that was 2025, in this letter to the organisation’s supporters - and make an exciting announcement.
End-of-2025 message from CW's interim leadership
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An accountable government with a reliable criminal justice system is something all South Africans should work towards, because the corruption-free country we all wish for can only be achieved by all of society working together. This is what SAAC co-ordinator Bongani Mbokwana told his community in Bizana on International Anti-Corruption Day.
An accountable government with a reliable criminal justice system is something all South Africans should work towards, because the corruption-free country we all wish for can only be achieved by all of society working together. This is what SAAC co-ordinator Bongani Mbokwana told his community in Bizana on International Anti-Corruption Day.
This year's International Anti-Corruption Day, which is commemorated every year on 9 December, takes place - as it did in 2024 - under the theme Uniting with Youth Against Corruption: Shaping Tomorrow’s Integrity. The theme highlights the vital role young people play in the fight against corruption and their potential to become powerful agents of change as the world strives for a future that runs on integrity rather than corruption.
This year's International Anti-Corruption Day, which is commemorated every year on 9 December, takes place - as it did in 2024 - under the theme Uniting with Youth Against Corruption: Shaping Tomorrow’s Integrity. The theme highlights the vital role young people play in the fight against corruption and their potential to become powerful agents of change as the world strives for a future that runs on integrity rather than corruption.
Corruption Watch, in collaboration with Social Change Assistance Trust or SCAT, and Transparency International, and co-funded by the European Union, has embarked on the Strengthening Action Against Corruption (SAAC) project which focuses specifically on empowering and educating community advice offices/civil society organisations in the Eastern Cape province. Follow our activities here.
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Under pressure from corporate giants and the superrich, governments have programmed tax and financial systems to prioritise the wealthiest over everybody else, wiring financial secrecy and tax havens into the core of the global economy, says the Tax Justice Network (TJN). The organisation released the 2025 edition of its annual State of Tax Justice report Read more >
By Janine Erasmus – CW Voices Events highlighted in South Africa’s news cycle in the last three months or so have exposed our country’s deep-rooted challenges with corruption, organised crime, and the haunting lack of protection for whistle-blowers who expose criminal activity. From the revelations of alleged criminal syndicate infiltration into our policing system – Read more >
