“A clean audit should be the destination of every single auditee within the public service.” These are the words of Auditor-General (AG) Tsakani Maluleke, as she last week presented the consolidated audit outcomes for national and provincial government, public entities, and legislatures for the 2024/2025 financial year. The annual audits are conducted according to the Read more >
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Corruption Watch (CW) today led a group from 10 community-based organisations (CBOS) supported under the Strengthening Action Against Corruption (SAAC) project in presenting the preliminary findings of a corruption risk assessment report on local government in the province. The report highlights risks associated with poor governance and weaknesses in controls that emerged across various Read more >
PRESS RELEASES
Corruption Watch (CW) executive director Lebogang Ramafoko will on Friday 20 March 2026 lead community leaders and anti-corruption activists working across the Eastern Cape in delivering the preliminary findings of a local government corruption risk assessment (CRA) report to the provincial legislature. The report is the culmination of a CRA undertaken in 2025 as part Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
It’s that time of the year when thousands of students across the country prepare for the trek to their campuses where they will rejoin, or join for the first time, their classes and mingle with their fellow students. For many parents, this is an intensely stressful time, especially for those who additionally need to organise Read more >
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It’s another year at the polls for South Africa, with the focus this time on municipalities. At the end of 2026, citizens will vote for their local government representatives in an election that will take place between 2 November and 1 February 2027. This is a crucial event in the democratic system because local government Read more >
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Corruption Watch’s interim leaders Lord Ntambw and Moira Campbell reflect on 2025, in this letter to the organisation’s supporters. Dear supporters, Corruption Watch began 2025 knowing this would be a year of transition. As interim leaders appointed following the departure of our executive director, we have been proud to steer the organisation through an extended Read more >
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The significance of the recent murder of yet another whistle-blower, Marius van der Merwe, just days before the world commemorated International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD) on 9 December is not lost on ordinary South Africans. Van der Merwe testified in camera before the Madlanga commission several weeks ago, where he was only identified as Witness D. Read more >
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The newly green-lighted parliamentary committee on the Presidency will enable the National Assembly (NA) to scrutinise the Presidency’s operations and budget. This, says Parliament, will be the first time such scrutiny will be available through a dedicated, rule-based structure. On 2 December, the NA adopted several amendments to its rules, including the establishment of the Read more >
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SAAC HOME AND LATEST NEWSABOUT THE SAAC PROJECTSAAC INFORMATION AND RESOURCES ABOUT THE SAAC Project On this page you’ll find all you need to know about the background and establishment of the SAAC Project. To see other pages in this mini-site, use the navigation aid just below the main image on this page. What is Read more >