CORRUPTION NEWSJiba timeline: where did it all go wrong? 10 Sep 2020, 10:05The reported reinstatement of fraud charges against former deputy national director of public prosecutions Nomgcobo Jiba represents a welcome move towards accountability for those who abuse their high-level positions. It also has important implications for the likes of Malusi Gigaba, who was also found to have lied under oath by denying he had given the Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Covid-19 corruption pushes govt out of lethargy 08 Sep 2020, 14:40By Janine ErasmusFirst published on Transparency International Along with other ordinary South Africans, we at Corruption Watch have followed with increasing dismay the growing number of reports of corruption related to the Covid-19 pandemic. The perpetrators of this corruption have been unashamedly brazen in their hijacking of the emergency measures put into place to deal Read more >
POLICY AND ADVOCACY Now or never: time to create real, lasting procurement reform 01 Sep 2020, 9:141 September 2020 Dear President Ramaphosa and Minister Mboweni, We write to you as civil society organisations deeply concerned at the high levels of corruption being committed through our public procurement system. We call on you to take advantage of the current opportunities and show decisive leadership to steer a collaborative process as the draft Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Covid tender transparency is a step in the right direction, but more is needed 28 Aug 2020, 11:15The announcement that all Covid-19 tender contracts awarded under the state of disaster are now published and freely available is good news, but it must be followed by harsh punishment, including a new set of orange overalls, for those found guilty of corruption. The lists published by the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer include Read more >
OPINIONS Transparent tenders will cut Covid-related corruption 04 Aug 2020, 8:30By Caroline James and Karam Jeet SinghFirst published on Maverick Citizen President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on 23 July 2020 a variety of measures to deal with Covid-related corruption. Mere days later the media exposed that Madzikane II Thandisizwe Diko – the husband of presidential spokesperson Khusela Diko – had received contracts worth R125-million for Covid-19 Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS TI: two clear opportunities for a better post-Covid world 27 Jul 2020, 11:36By Kwazi Dlamini The Covid-19 pandemic has turned the world as we know upside down. It has illuminated shortcomings, failures and inequality in societies all over the world and while there are nations who have handled the crisis supremely well, the same cannot be said for the majority. Transparency International (TI) has released a new Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Ramaphosa talks tough on Covid-19 corruption 24 Jul 2020, 7:49In his latest address to the nation on Thursday, 23 July, President Cyril Ramaphosa uttered strong words of warning to those complicit in corrupt actions at this time – especially regarding the financial and other assistance given by the government to needy South African residents. This is the sternest – and the longest – speech Read more >
OPINIONS Fighting Covid-19 also requires intensifying anti-corruption efforts 20 Jul 2020, 16:30By Caroline James and Karam Jeet SinghFirst published on News24 Corruption Watch, along with the nation, anxiously sees the number of Covid-19 cases rising while the number of available hospital beds fall. The public health system is under extreme strain but significant resources have been put aside to address the crisis. In this national state Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS The poor are hungry as wrangle rages on 17 Jun 2020, 8:00• Bags of maize meal being handed out to members of the public in KwaZulu-Natal. Image: Tebogo Letsie/City Press. By Janine ErasmusFirst published by City Press South Africa is still a country of inequality, and the Covid-19 coronavirus-enforced lockdown has intensified the deep divisions in our society. On one hand, there are people stuck in Read more >
