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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OPINIONS
By Kekeletso NakeliFirst published on The Citizen There is a culture of brown envelopes in South Africa. It is bold and loud; it is at ease and has become a part of everyday living. From employment to housing, school entrance to university graduation – and now it seems the integrity of reporting has become subject Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
As Parliament set out on its work of constituting committees to shadow the different cabinet portfolios announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday 30 June 2024, two committees are noticeably missing from the list. The National Assembly (NA) has to date established 30 of the committees, out of 32 portfolios, as part of its processes. Read more >
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Image: Flickr/GovernmentZA By Moepeng Valencia Talane – CW Voices Never before has South Africa seen the impeachment of a judge over gross misconduct, and yet in February, two such processes were completed. Then we saw the Speaker of Parliament not only resigning from office before the end of her term, but also arrested and arraigned Read more >
CW VOICES
By Moepeng Valencia Talane – CW Voices The events of this week once again raised the question of standards in the process of appointing leaders in our society. We saw one of the country’s most celebrated industry leaders being the subject of media reports and public commentary questioning her credentials. Economist Thabi Leoka is accused Read more >
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Image: Flickr/sharonkubo By Karam SinghFirst published on News24 We have lived through a democratic transition wherein the rule of law has withstood a vicious battering, and what remains is a weak constitutional order presided over by a deeply compromised and corrupt governing party, writes the author. In the decade since Corruption Watch (CW) was formed, Read more >
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By Kavisha PillayFirst published on Daily Maverick Over the past five years South Africa has made significant strides in addressing corruption in the country. We appointed new heads to law enforcement agencies. We established new bodies such as the Investigating Directorate, the Special Tribunal and the Fusion Centre. A commission of inquiry into State Capture Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
Justice minister Ronald Lamola has paid tribute to South Africa’s whistle-blowers. Speaking on 6 February at the hybrid conference on Countering the Corrupt – Reform of the Criminal Justice Administration in South Africa, Lamola said: “You are the true embodiment of the famous saying by British philosopher John Stuart Mill: ‘Bad men need nothing more Read more >
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By Lizeka Tandwa First published on News24 Senior leaders within the ANC are placing their trust on the might of the party’s integrity commission to remove delinquent candidates from its national and provincial lists. The integrity commission, which investigates those who bring the party into disrepute, has, however, been viewed as being powerless in the Read more >