By Kwazi Dlamini Ethics: standards of right and wrong that prescribe our rights, obligations and benefits to society. Ethics is about how we ought to live, treat others, and run or manage our lives and organisations.Report: State of Ethics, Integrity Management and Fighting Corruption in Gauteng (31 May 2022) Tomorrow, 23 June, is marked across Read more >
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We, the undersigned organisations, express our disappointment and anger over reports of widespread corruption involving funds meant to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. It is troubling that in Gauteng alone, some 91 companies who received purchase orders from the Department of Health, are under investigation. We commend the Gauteng provincial government’s decision to give priority Read more >
By Thato Mahlangu Allegations of an irregular ICT tender awarded by the Gauteng provincial government has prompted Premier David Makhura to request the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) to probe the matter. I am deeply concerned about allegations that a tender was irregularly awarded by the Department of e-Government. I view these allegations in a very Read more >
The Gauteng provincial government (GPG) hosted its first open tender seminar recently, showcasing the progress the province has made in rolling out its open tender project over the past two years. The event was also aimed at encouraging other provincial governments and municipalities to adopt the process. Attendees came from the public and private sectors Read more >
A people-centred government that takes extra consideration to recruit dedicated staff, punishes wrongdoers sufficiently and protects and rewards those who report corruption within its ranks. This is how delegates at the recent Gauteng Anti-Corruption Summit expressed their vision for positive changes in the provincial administration, that will aid the quest to quell corruption. The one-day Read more >
By Valencia Talane Would a regiment of ethics officers that cuts across government’s multiple departments and their agencies help curb the growing presence of corruption in the public service? Gauteng premier David Makhura seems to think so, and he has roped in the national department of public service and administration to help infuse this system Read more >
On 14 August the public protector launched her annual stakeholder dialogue, with the aim this year of building stronger working relations between her office and other organs of state. The 2014 theme is Joining hands in a partnership against maladministration and corruption. Speaking at the Wits Business School, Thuli Madonsela remarked that the timing of Read more >