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Media also needs to clean up its act

By Valencia Talane Mail & Guardian executive chairman and African media entrepreneur Trevor Ncube on Wednesday challenged delegates at the Integrity and Corruption in the Media conference in Johannesburg to leave with solutions for the loss of credibility and respect of journalism as a profession. The event entered its second and last day on Thursday Read more >

Weapons disappearing from police custody

South Africa's police force is perceived to be the most corrupt of the country's government departments – this perception has been reinforced by various studies, including one conducted by the Human Sciences Research Council in 2012, and Transparency International's 2013 Global Corruption Barometer, Now, it has received a new blow in the form of a Read more >

Municipalities improve corruption-reporting process

By Valencia Talane Protection for whistleblowers who report corruption within a municipality has been reinforced, thanks to new regulations that come into effect in July. The new Municipal Regulations on Financial Misconduct Procedures and Criminal Proceedings were gazetted into law on Friday 30 May. Through the Protected Disclosures Act (PDA), public officials who report acts Read more >

LHR hits arms commission snag

Source: Lawyers for Human Rights Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) – representing Andrew Feinstein, Hennie van Vuuren and Paul Holden – was hindered last week from effectively cross-examining Rear Admiral Jonathan Kamerman on his technical knowledge of the purchase of corvettes forming part of the multibillion-rand arms deal and the allegations of corruption against him. Read more >

Corruption fuels cyber-crime in SA

Source: ITWeb Rampant corruption in South Africa is fuelling the problem of cyber-crime – so said experienced digital forensic scientist Jason Jordaan, head of the Special Investigating Unit's forensic laboratory. He was delivering a keynote speech at the ninth ITWeb Security Summit, taking place in Johannesburg, on Wednesday. "We may have done well in building high walls Read more >

New Cabinet appointments a mixed bag

In what was arguably his most keenly anticipated Cabinet announcement, President Jacob Zuma both appeased and disappointed South Africans with the appointments and redeployments he revealed to the country on Sunday. Economic prosperity, good governance and oversight and a clear commitment to combat  corruption were key areas of pubic concern ahead of the announcement of Read more >

All kinds of corruption in the arms deal

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 >

Risk assessment key to anti-bribery compliance

By Valencia Talane Africa has steadily positioned itself over the past few years as an increasingly favourable place to do business for various markets across the world. However, the levels of economic crime – bribery in particular – has got researchers worried, and is a dent in its image that could prove threatening if not Read more >

Wise words from young corruption busters

By Valencia Talane “We have to create an environment that is not comfortable for the corrupt. The most important way is to increase the public’s voice against them.” The quote is from a policy document penned by a team of five high school learners who recently competed in the inaugural Model Youth South Africa challenge, Read more >