By Moepeng Valencia Talane – CW Voices “The ANC has completed its consolidation of the framework on the integrity commission, thus paving the way for accelerated and beyond-reproach implementation of processes to uphold the integrity of the organisation.” ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula said this at the press briefing that followed the ANC NEC meeting in Read more >
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CORRUPTION NEWS
By Tawanda KaromboFirst published on IOL It is six years since the former CEO of Steinhoff International, Markus Jooste, stepped down from the firm in December 2017 after massive accounting fraud came to light, and yet he is still not behind bars. Corruption Watch said in December that South Africa should do a lot more Read more >
PRESS RELEASES
Corruption Watch calls for ceasefire in Gaza, end to arms industry complicity in the conflict Corruption Watch joins the growing calls from around the world for an immediate ceasefire to Israel’s war on the Palestinian people in Gaza. Israel’s blanket violence against the people of Palestine, under the cloak of legitimate defence after the attack Read more >
OPINIONS
By William GumedeThis article is sourced from Wits University website. South Africans are simply not angry enough, protesting enough and shaming the ANC government and leaders enough for their corruption, state failure and decay. Mediocrity, incompetence and callousness by government and elected leaders are now accepted as commonplace. They do not elicit the requisite national Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
By Kwazi Dlamini A recent report by an independent assessor into the affairs of the University of South Africa (Unisa) has recommended that the institution be placed under administration, and senior management and council of the institution be relieved of their duties. Investigator Professor Themba Mosia found deep signs of instability, mismanagement, financial irregularities, amongst Read more >
CW VOICES
By Kwazi Dlamini – CW Voices South Africans waited six months after the term of the previous South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board members ended in mid-October 2022, for final confirmation of the new board. This only came on 18 April this year. Six months is a long time for a fragile institution like the Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
Image: YouTube / Parliament of South Africa Former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter appeared virtually on 26 April 2023 before the parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) to elaborate on the allegations he made in a now widely shared February 2023 television interview television interview on e.tv, regarding his knowledge of corruption within the Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
Source: Open SecretsImage: Open Secrets Open Secrets and Shadow World Investigations welcome the judgment delivered by the South Gauteng High Court which confirms that judges must be held accountable for their conduct while in active service, even after their retirement. It is an important victory for accountability and the integrity of the judiciary. The court Read more >
PUBLICATIONS
Corruption Watch (CW) today released its 11th annual corruption report, Accelerating justice, at a time in the country when access to justice is looking more and more remote for millions. The report comes out at one of the lowest points in South Africa’s democratic history, where the consequences of years of graft and corruption have Read more >