CAMPAIGNSCW encourages parents to play role in school governance 13 Feb 2018, 12:16 Corruption Watch (CW) today launched a campaign focusing on the upcoming school governing body (SGB) elections, which take place from 1 – 31 March 2018. The objective of the campaign is to rally parents, teachers, principals and learners to exercise their votes to elect people of integrity so that our schools are well managed and Read more >
PRESS RELEASES CW encourages parents to play role in school governance 13 Feb 2018, 12:08 Corruption Watch today launched a campaign focusing on the upcoming school governing body (SGB) elections, which take place from 1 – 31 March 2018. The objective of the campaign is to rally parents, teachers, principals and learners to exercise their votes to elect people of integrity so that our schools are well managed and resourced. Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Electoral integrity in Africa – why does it matter? 05 Jul 2016, 12:43 In South Africa, the Electoral Act contains an Electoral Code of Conduct aimed at promoting “conditions that are conducive to free and fair elections” and that create a climate of tolerance, free political campaigning, and open public debate. The Independent Electoral Commission oversees the country’s election process and will be expected to uphold the values Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Cleaning up political party funding 15 Jun 2016, 13:31 South Africa holds local government elections in just under two months. Our new three-part series looks at political party funding and the implications of disclosure or non-disclosure of private funding. Part one examines the results of a 2015 global study focusing on the transparency and effectiveness of political finance regimes. In part two we republish Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS The importance of voting in municipal elections 05 May 2016, 12:31 Local government elections will take place on 3 August this year. This is the chance for citizens to vote for the people who they believe will best look after their service delivery interests such as water and electricity; the maintenance of parks, roads and other public spaces; and the implementation of housing projects drawn up Read more >
OUTREACH AND EVENTS Activators lead in issues of national interest 30 Oct 2015, 14:30 By Lwazi Nongauza Gauteng Activators joined dozens of young people from Gauteng in robust dialogue about youth participation in elections, at Corruption Watch’s third Integrity Lecture last week. The event took place in Braamfontein at Constitution Hill on 23 October. The Corruption Watch youth campaign event Youth To The Polls was hosted by human rights Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Can a changed electoral system boost accountability? 01 Jul 2015, 13:08 By Judith February In South Africa, it’s becoming a matter of routine for presidential question time to be disrupted. Recent scenes in the National Assembly left little room for doubt – as if there was any after the chaos of the state of the nation address in February – that Parliament is fast losing the Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS ConCourt rules for DA in Nkandla SMS saga 20 Jan 2015, 12:13 The Constitutional Court has ruled in favour of the DA in the matter of a contentious SMS – in which it said that President Jacob Zuma stole taxpayers’ money to refurbish his Nkandla home – sent to Gauteng voters just before national elections in May last year. The SMS reads: “The Nkandla report shows how Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Community buy-in is key to successful SGB elections 29 Oct 2014, 9:42 There are over 24 000 public schools across South Africa, and in just five months, each one will go to the polls to elect school governing bodies (SGBs) to oversee the running of the schools for the next three years. From 6 to 28 March 2015 the national SGB elections will take place in a Read more >
