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PRESS RELEASES

Commission of inquiry into police corruption way overdue

Corruption Watch (CW) is disappointed that President Cyril Ramaphosa has taken so long to announce the establishment of a Judicial Commission of Inquiry to probe the allegations of criminal infiltration into law enforcement agencies in South Africa, as he finally did on Sunday 13 July 2025.  That this action comes only now, after the grave Read more >

OPINIONS

There’s more to anti-corruption speak than just words

By Moepeng Valencia Talane – CW Voices There is something worrying and unnervingly consistent in the messaging around corruption by members of the executive in South Africa’s government, mostly because of the tone that is set and the words that are used. Yes, it’s important to reflect truthfully and call a spade a spade when Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Prosecutions, zero-tolerance culture key to fighting corruption in SA

By Darren ParkerFirst published on Engineering News Corruption has long been an unhappy and increasingly harmful feature of the South African political, economic and business landscape. The extreme scale of this insidious problem came into sharp focus during the inquiry into state capture, however, which unearthed not only the far-reaching nature of the scourge but Read more >

PRESS RELEASES

Advisory council appointment a step towards seriously tackling graft, says CW

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement on 29 August of the appointment of members to the multi-sectoral National Anti-Corruption Advisory Council (NACAC) has been a long time coming, and represents some movement in advancing implementation of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy 2020 – 2030 (NACS), says Corruption Watch.   These representatives from academia, civil society, the private sector, Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

Three from CW on Ramaphosa’s nine-member anti-corruption council

Source: The Presidency Corruption Watch (CW) is well represented on the newly appointed National Anti-Corruption Advisory Council, which will advise President Cyril Ramaphosa on matters relating to anti-corruption in the context of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy (Nacs). Our founding executive director David Lewis, head of stakeholder relations and campaigns Kavisha Pillay, and board member Firoz Read more >