CORRUPTION NEWSPoor policies, complicit police deepen SA’s drug problem 10 Aug 2020, 8:30 By Thato Mahlangu Part one of our mini-series on the UN’s World Drug Report 2020 looked at some of the report’s key findings. In the second and final part, we cover the situation in South Africa at the moment. The situation is serious, and it’s not getting better. According to anti-crime organisation Enact, the local Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Inaction and weak policies boost the illicit drug market 07 Aug 2020, 13:00 By Thato Mahlangu Drug markets have been reported to be increasing, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. This grim but unsurprising information is one of the findings of the UN’s World Drug Report which was released on 25 June 2020. The report reveals how some governments are failing to clamp down on the illicit trade of Read more >
CORRUPTION SNAPSHOTS Global corruption snapshots: 22 January 2015 22 Jan 2015, 12:03 Pressure grows on Fifa as secret FA documents made available to MPs A pressure group has called for a new Fifa reform commission to lead a fundamental overhaul of football’s scandal-hit world governing body. Speaking at the New Fifa Now summit in Brussels, the MP Damian Collins said the new commission should be overseen by Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS All kinds of corruption in the arms deal 26 May 2014, 13:28 By Lee-Ann Alfreds Schabir Shaik and Tony Yengeni are well known to South Africans. Fana Hlongwane and Johnny Kamerman are not. But now their names have entered the public domain. Hlongwane and Kamerman have been subpoenaed to answer questions about their roles in South Africa’s controversial 1999 arms deal – synonymous with bribes, dodgy and Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Call to root out ICT corruption 08 May 2014, 10:31 Source: IT-Online As fraud and corruption in the ICT industry reach epidemic proportions, there are calls for an independent body to bring stakeholders together in a bid to chart how widespread the problem is, and to thrash out a solution. An upcoming independently-moderated discussion forum may pave the way – see the bottom of this Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Armscor clarifies aspects of arms deal procurement 05 May 2014, 11:43 By Lee-Ann Alfreds They have formed a procession of grey men, with Afrikaans surnames and titles such as programme manager, acquisitions manager and chief financial officer. But while Robert Vermeulen, Johan Odendal, Jacobus Grobler, David Griesel and Henderich de Waal Esterhuyse have not necessarily provided headline-grabbing testimony, they have been important witnesses for the Arms Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Clean cops face dim fate – union 07 Jun 2012, 12:25 By Chantelle Benjamin Traffic officers who choose not to get involved in corruption face being ostracised, intimidated or edged out of their positions, according to researchers and unions involved with metro police departments. The situation is unlikely to improve without proper remuneration and training, and the political will to hold officials accountable, the sources say, Read more >
