The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) encourages the public to comment on the Reviewed White Paper on Local Government, which was gazetted by Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs minister Velenkosini Hlabisa on 7 May. This is the second round of comments, with the first having taken place in mid-2025, and the reviewed white Read more >
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By Lerato Mutsila First published on Daily Maverick In every corner of South Africa, people have become familiar with the nation’s deepening water crisis – from burst pipes, dwindling dams and reservoirs that just don’t seem able to keep up with demand to widespread contamination of the valuable natural resource. In many areas, going days Read more >
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Image: Alaister Russell for GroundUp The Gauteng provincial office of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is embarking on an investigative inquiry into the province’s water crisis and has called on the public to contribute their thoughts and experiences before the deadline of 30 April 2026. The commission has received a deluge of complaints Read more >
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The board of Corruption Watch (CW) is delighted to announce the appointment of its new executive director, Lebogang Ramafoko, who will commence her role on 5 January 2026. Lebogang is well-known in the South African NGO and social justice sector as a leading feminist, activist and visionary leader. She is a seasoned development, gender, and Read more >
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By Miroslav Palanský and Moran Harari First published on the U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre blog Corruption happens in two main stages. The first is the actual act of receiving something of value: a monetary bribe passed under a table, a public procurement contract awarded to a classmate from high school, a law quietly rewritten to Read more >
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Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) minister Velenkosini Hlabisa officially launched the review of the White Paper on Local Government on 20 May 2025. Hlabisa called for all interested parties to make submissions, saying that the success of the review relies on a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach, and that contributions were required across all three Read more >
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The Tax Justice Network (TJN) released the 2025 edition of its Financial Secrecy Index (FSI) on 3 June 2025, following on the previous edition released in 2022. The key finding, says the organisation, is that those countries who provide the most financial secrecy are clearly moving towards autocracy. Of this year’s top 10, says TJN, Read more >
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By Dr Sunday Israel OyebamijiFirst published on Democracy Development Programme Corruption is pervasive and undermines democratic governance, economic development, and social justice worldwide. In South Africa, corruption has significantly eroded public trust in institutions and hindered efforts to achieve sustainable development (Mungiu‐Pippidi, 2023). Civil society organisations (CSOs) play a crucial role in addressing corruption through Read more >
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Image: Flickr/National Cogta Source: South African government The minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta), Mr. Velenkosini Hlabisa, on 20 May 2025 officially launched the review of the White Paper on Local Government during a high-level event held at the Premier Hotel OR Tambo, Kempton Park. This launch represents a pivotal step in reimagining Read more >