Today Corruption Watch (CW) was in the Constitutional Court to receive the judgment in its application challenging the National Assembly (NA)’s compliance with constitutionally mandated public participation processes in the appointment of five commissioners to the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE). One of the cornerstones of South Africa’s constitutional democracy is the provision for members Read more >
PRESS RELEASES
Corruption Watch (CW) strongly condemns the recent threats, physical violence, and verbal attacks on human rights defenders Abahlali baseMjondolo (Abahlali), the Socio-Economic Rights Institute (SERI), and the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) by anti-immigrant organisation Operation Dudula and its allied groups. This follows Operation Dudula’s marches on 17 July to the Durban and Johannesburg Read more >
PRESS RELEASES
Corruption Watch (CW) is disappointed that President Cyril Ramaphosa has taken so long to announce the establishment of a Judicial Commission of Inquiry to probe the allegations of criminal infiltration into law enforcement agencies in South Africa, as he finally did on Sunday 13 July 2025. That this action comes only now, after the grave Read more >
PRESS RELEASES
Corruption Watch (CW) welcomes the judgment handed down yesterday, 2 June 2025, by the Western Cape High Court on the unconstitutionality of the designation of its impeached former judge president Dr Mandlakayise John Hlophe to the Judicial Services Commission (JSC). The matter relates to the National Assembly’s (NA) decision on 9 July 2024 to designate Read more >
PRESS RELEASES
Corruption Watch (CW) on Friday 16 May 2025 sent a letter of complaint to the Public Protector on the failure of Farm Worker Equity Schemes (FWES) and their effective implementation. FWES are a government initiative intended to economically empower farm workers by giving them equity in existing farming enterprises and incorporating them into agribusinesses as Read more >
PRESS RELEASES
Image: Wikimedia Commons By Civil Society OrganisationsFirst published on Daily Maverick We, the undersigned civil society organisations, write to express our deep concern and strong condemnation of the recent public statements and directives issued by Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Mr Gayton McKenzie. Speaking at a recent signing of stakeholder compacts with public entities Read more >
PUBLICATIONS
Corruption Watch (CW) today releases its 13th annual corruption report, titled Accountable Together, as the country navigates a major political shift represented by the government of national unity (GNU), in place since the May elections last year. It now falls to the entire country to seize this opportunity to work together so that all can Read more >
PRESS RELEASES
Corruption Watch (CW) will release its 13th annual corruption report, titled Accountable together, on Thursday 27 March 2025. This year’s report represents a critical moment in South Africa’s democratic history, after the advent of the significant political shift predicted in CW’s 2023 annual report, Changing the Landscape. The government of national unity (GNU) is the result of Read more >
PRESS RELEASES
The board of Corruption Watch (CW) today announced leadership developments at the organisation. Mr Karam Singh has stepped down from his role as executive director, effective 28 February 2025. He will, however, continue to work with CW in a consulting capacity for a period of time, focusing on key organisational priorities, after which he will Read more >