CORRUPTION NEWSAn eventful year – 2020 at the Zondo Commission, part 2 06 Jan 2021, 13:31 This is the second of two articles that look back at the year that was for the commission of inquiry into state capture, which closed public hearings for 2020 on Friday 11 December. Read part 1 here. Early in August this year, relatively unknown Edwin Sodi made his first appearance before the commission of inquiry Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS An eventful year – 2020 at the Zondo Commission, part 1 06 Jan 2021, 9:29 This is the first of two articles that look back at the year that was for the commission of inquiry into state capture, which closed public hearings for 2020 on Friday 11 December. The year of the new normal had as much impact on the state capture inquiry as it did on everything else. From Read more >
LITIGATION CW files delinquency application re: former Eskom board 04 Feb 2019, 10:44 Corruption Watch, in the wake of long-standing poor governance at Eskom, has launched an application in the High Court in Pretoria, to have former Eskom board members declared delinquent. The application, which is brought in the public interest in terms of section 157(1)(c) of the Companies Act 71 of 2008, focuses on the violation of Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Eskom/Brian Molefe saga: a timeline 24 May 2017, 15:16 South Africans can be forgiven for sometimes not being able to keep up with events, especially in the public sphere. Developments happen in rapid succession and it can be difficult to keep a clear picture in mind or get a good idea of the magnitude of events. In the case of the Eskom saga, which Read more >
GOVERNANCE CW expresses outrage at Molefe reinstatement 12 May 2017, 14:58 Corruption Watch, in response to the news today that Brian Molefe will be reinstated as CEO of Eskom from Monday 15 May, has expressed outrage at his return to his former position from which he resigned in November 2016. In spite of attempts to now position his departure as early retirement, at no point at Read more >
NEWS Public must blow whistles to help us fight corruption 07 Mar 2017, 10:35 By David Lewis First published in Business Day Corruption is but one of the major challenges confronting SA alongside other arguably more serious problems. Think of poverty, inequality and unemployment. Think of persistent racism. Think of our public education and health systems. Think of our dysfunctional criminal justice institutions and the parlous state of critical Read more >
GOVERNANCE Corruption Watch welcomes Molefe’s resignation 11 Nov 2016, 16:54 Corruption Watch welcomes the decision by Brian Molefe to resign as Eskom chief executive officer. The organisation regards this resignation as being in the best interests of Eskom. Its prominence as a major state owned enterprise requires that the public has confidence in its operations, functioning and leadership. The allegations against Molefe, both in the Read more >
PRESS RELEASES State capture report paves way for more investigation 03 Nov 2016, 17:39 Corruption Watch, in its response to the public protector’s State of Capture report, highlights the critical importance of the report in ensuring that a few, favoured individuals do not continue to abuse state resources and power. While the public protector has not made adverse findings against any of those implicated in the report, she does, Read more >