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WELCOME TO THE Strengthening Action Against Corruption (SAAC) Project MINI-SITE!
This is the home page of our SAAC mini-site, and here you’ll find a short introduction to the project, as well as the latest news and developments, from report launches and other valuable information to activities and events. To see other pages in this mini-site, use the navigation aid just below the main image on this page, or simply click on About SAAC or SAAC information and resources for more information.
Just launched – our corruption reporting tool for the Eastern Cape!
The Local Government Anti-Corruption Digital Technology Tool (DTT) is a citizen-focused platform designed to promote transparency, accountability, and active civic participation in local government. Developed under the Strengthening Against Corruption (SAAC) project, the tool empowers residents to identify, understand, and anonymously report corruption-related issues affecting their communities.
Responding to the real challenges of municipal governance, the DTT provides easy access to information on public services, municipal budgets, service delivery performance, and the roles and responsibilities of local officials. Its user-friendly interface guides citizens in recognising red flags of corruption and offers secure, anonymous channels for reporting misconduct – helping to protect whistle-blowers and promote accountability.
In addition, the DTT serves as a hub for civic education, offering practical resources to support community-based organisations (CBOs) and individuals in engaging meaningfully in local governance processes.
Click on the map to go to the tool.
The latest SAAC news
Anti-corruption Guide on Understanding Corruption and Public Accountability – July 2025
Download our new Anti-corruption Guide on Understanding Corruption and Public Accountability.
The document explains corruption in understandable terms, and offers advice on topics such as how to hold municipalities accountable, identifying what is corruption and what is not corruption, how to recognise various forms of corruption, how to be an active citizen, and more. It also provides a useful infographic of the structure of government.
Report-back from the second Corruption Busting Bootcamp – May 2025
We conducted our second Corruption Busting Bootcamp (CBB2), which took place from 19 to 23 May 2025. While the first bootcamp had the purpose of introducing the CBOs and CAOs to the project and its objectives and to train them on how to achieve its goals, CBB2 touched base on the progress of their campaigns in the community. There was a clear and palpable distinction between the two events in terms of how CBO and CAO leaders received information as well as how they expressed their roles in communities.
We plainly saw how the elevated confidence shown at CBB2 meant that our activists have now transitioned into leadership roles with clear strategies for how to mobilise their communities into forming organised structures that demand accountability safely and effectively.
For more information about the happenings and discussions that took place at May’s bootcamp, please download the CBB2 report, or read it online below.
Youth Ambassador for Accountability (YAfA) workshop 1 – April 2025
At the beginning of April 2025 we hosted a week-long training workshop for a cohort of young people, nominated through their community work across different parts of the Eastern Cape. They received training in advocacy work, communications, and media, and how to hold each other accountable as part of the SAAC’s Youth Ambassador for Accountability (YAfA) programme. The workshop was successful in bringing to the fore the key issues that young people affected by corruption and poor governance see in their communities every day, and encouraging them to be able to confidently answer the question: ‘what can I do about it?’ Read more in this short opinion piece.
Check this mini-site regularly for updates on our SAAC activities.
