The Parliamentary Monitoring Group is running a survey on public participation in Parliament, with the aim of gathering information from individuals and organisations to understand how effectively the national legislature facilitates participation, and how these processes can be improved. The survey should be completed by Wednesday, 22 October 2025.

The Parliamentary Monitoring Group is running a survey on public participation in Parliament, with the aim of gathering information from individuals and organisations to understand how effectively the national legislature facilitates participation, and how these processes can be improved. The survey should be completed by Wednesday, 22 October 2025.

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Citizen participation is a vital component in anti-corruption, because an approach that brings in all sectors of society and that works at all levels is the only one that will work, writes Janine Erasmus for CW Voices.

Citizen participation is a vital component in anti-corruption, because an approach that brings in all sectors of society and that works at all levels is the only one that will work, writes Janine Erasmus for CW Voices.

Urgently needed: meaningful citizen involvement in fight against corruption

Opinion

Ad hoc committee starts hearings into Mkhwanazi's allegations

The multi-party ad hoc committee investigating allegations of police and justice system criminality made by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, commenced with its hearings on 7 October 2025. As with the currently sitting Madlanga commission of inquiry into the same topic, the first witness was Mkhwanazi.

The multi-party ad hoc committee investigating allegations of police and justice system criminality made by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, commenced with its hearings on 7 October 2025. As with the currently sitting Madlanga commission of inquiry into the same topic, the first witness was Mkhwanazi.

With an official investigation into corruption in the country’s police now underway, Africa Check unpacks what these inquiries are and what they can and can’t do. In the end, their real impact depends on government and law enforcement follow-through. Without concrete consequences, commissions risk being criticised as expensive exercises that deliver little accountability.

With an official investigation into corruption in the country’s police now underway, Africa Check unpacks what these inquiries are and what they can and can’t do. In the end, their real impact depends on government and law enforcement follow-through. Without concrete consequences, commissions risk being criticised as expensive exercises that deliver little accountability.

A quick guide to commissions of inquiry in South Africa

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.

Strengthening Action Against Corruption

Veza (a colloquial term for ‘reveal’ or ‘expose’) allows you to:
· Report incidents of police corruption and police misconduct,
· Access information on your rights when you encounter the police,
· Access information on SA's 1 150 police stations, such as locations, resources, budget and personnel,
· Locate your nearest Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) unit,
· And much more.

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