Twenty-five years ago, then president Nelson Mandela put his signature to the final text of South Africa’s Constitution, and it became law. The date was 10 December 1996; the place was Sharpeville, in Vereeniging, south of Johannesburg. This location is historically significant to all South Africans as, just 36 years before, police had opened fire, Read more >
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CORRUPTION NEWS
By William GumedeFirst published on Democracy Works Foundation The lack of accountability at all levels of legislatures, government, and oversight agencies is at the heart of persistent poor public services, financial mismanagement, and corruption in South Africa. As the Zondo Commission into state capture winds down, a trend running through almost all testimonies is the Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
Following allegations levelled at the public protector, Thuli Madonsela, by the deputy minister of defence and military veterans Kebby Maphatsoe, and the release of his so-called apology yesterday, Corruption Watch calls for President Jacob Zuma to demonstrate clearly where government stands by immediately firing Maphatsoe. CW’s executive director David Lewis comments: “Government purports to ‘distance Read more >