By Matthew Jenkins and Yusuke Ishikawa, in collaboration with Transparency InternationalFirst published on U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre Today’s business environment is a lot tougher than it was 50 years ago. Competition for an ever-dwindling number of customers who can afford certain goods and services is fierce. Regulatory and compliance requirements can be onerous, while just Read more >
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Image: Parliament of RSA on X By Jonisayi MaromoFirst published on IOL The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), an alliance partner of the African National Congress (ANC), said it was perplexed to watch former sports, arts and culture minister Zizi Kodwa being sworn in as an ANC member of Parliament just days after Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
Image: Flickr/GovernmentZA Zizi Kodwa is out of a job, out of the ANC’s National Executive Committee, and facing charges of corruption and money laundering. He also faces disciplinary action within the party, according to spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri, and has had to step aside in line with its policy for criminally charged members. Kodwa was the Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
Financial giant Nedbank is not out of the state capture woods yet, as looming legal action from state-owned freight and transport company Transnet is set to probe its role in alleged dubious transactions during the state capture period. The Daily Maverick reports that Nedbank may face the music for its part in the interest rate Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
South Africa’s corporate sector is no angel when it comes to corruption. Numerous businesses were deeply implicated in the state capture era, and high-profile scandals like those of Steinhoff, EOH, VBS Bank, Bosasa, and Tongaat Hulett have severely tarnished the collective corporate reputation. The enablers of corporate corruption, such as legal and audit firms, have Read more >
PRESS RELEASES
On Tuesday 29 August 2023, the National Business Initiative (NBI), Corruption Watch, and independent global affairs think tank ODI released a report named Addressing Corporate Corruption in South Africa: The EOH Experience. The launch of the report follows a webinar earlier today during which its findings were discussed by a panel of leading experts. In Read more >
PRESS RELEASES
We invite members of the media to join a webinar on Tuesday, 29 August 2023, launching a report highlighting corporate corruption in South Africa. Hosted in partnership by the National Business Initiative (NBI), Corruption Watch, and ODI, an independent global affairs think tank, the report documents research conducted by the three organisations that provides insight Read more >