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Leading SA society towards zero tolerance for corruption

A new research study released last month focuses on how South Africans can be encouraged to adopt an anti-corruption mindset and work with the authorities to fight corruption. The study, released by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), is titled Corruption and Behaviour Change: Tracking Social Norms and Values in South Africa, and was funded Read more >

Let 2026 be the year you write to a parliamentary committee

For many people, the workings of Parliament are something of a mystery, one that they may not be very interested in or may not believe has much impact on their lives. This could not be farther from the truth, as the Parliamentary Monitoring Group (PMG) explains below. South Africa’s Constitution specifically instructs Parliament to facilitate Read more >

Urgently needed: meaningful citizen involvement in fight against corruption

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 >

The state of South Africa’s municipalities revealed in 2024 GPI

Image: Flickr/South African Tourism Good Governance Africa’s (GGA) latest annual Government Performance Index (GPI) was released in March 2024, some three years after the previous edition, and after a lengthy review process. The survey tracks and analyses the state of local governance within local, district, and metropolitan (metro) municipalities across the country, providing “a holistic Read more >

In a true democracy, citizens hold the power

By Themba MasekoFirst published on News24 At the end of May, the nation is expected to conduct an introspection about the numerous crises facing the country. These crises include rising levels of poverty, inequality, unemployment, crime, an energy crisis, and a loss of confidence in the state’s capacity to fulfil its electoral and constitutional mandate.  Read more >