LOCKDOWN LIFECovid-19 has worsened an already tough situation 29 May 2020, 10:30 Tsietsi Willem Moshebi Lockdown has been an experience that I will never forget, with the coronavirus being the reason for the deaths of many people around the world. People like myself and millions others nationwide were vulnerable even before Covid-19 came and disrupted lives. I have been without a job for more than a decade Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Law enforcers are locking down procurement corruption 28 May 2020, 11:00 Law enforcement agencies have said they are stepping up their efforts to curb public procurement corruption. During a joint presentation, which was held almost two weeks ago, the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the Hawks assured members of Parliament (MPs) that these units are working towards rooting out corruption in Read more >
PRESS RELEASES CSOs request resumption of Zondo hearings 28 May 2020, 7:00 TO: Deputy Chief Justice Raymond ZondoThe Chairperson Judicial Service Commission of Inquiry into allegations of State Capture ‘The Zondo Commission’ c/o Acting Secretary of the Commission, Ms B Tshabalala Per email: BridgitteS@commissionsc.org.za; Communication liaison with Commission, Ms Nicky Prins Per email: NickyP@commissionsc.org.za. 27 May 2020 Dear Judge Zondo, RE: State Capture Commission of Enquiry Hearings Read more >
LOCKDOWN LIFE Give small business opportunities 19 May 2020, 9:01 Pierre Mpapele Government has created great expectation for small businesses to afford them opportunities to supply Covid-19 supplies. We were invited to register on the government portal and on the central database, but that was the end of the engagement. People who do not have clothing businesses are at the forefront of opportunities to supply Read more >
PRESS RELEASES CW warns of opacity in emergency procurement measures 14 May 2020, 9:33 Corruption Watch, in fulfilling its commitment to ensuring accountability and the integrity of public finances, sent a letter to National Treasury (NT) on Thursday, 7 May 2020, expressing its concern regarding the repeal and release of different instruction notes relating to emergency procurement under COVID-19. The release of successive instruction notes has created legal uncertainty Read more >
LOCKDOWN LIFE Busting the curfew to get home 11 May 2020, 12:14 Guest contributor The seven-day grace period for people to move from one province to another during lockdown came to an end at midnight on Thursday, 7 May 2020. Thousands of people took up the opportunity to either return to their places of work or go home. Before lockdown I had travelled from Johannesburg to Durban Read more >
LOCKDOWN LIFE Drugs an extra element of danger in Covid-19 pandemic 08 May 2020, 11:35 Guest contributor Good day I’m not happy at all. In my area we have nyaope (street drug) boys, prostitutes and car jackers at the notorious Protea Glen Ext11 Shell garage. The police have chased these guys from Shell thinking all is well when they don’t see them there. They are now behind Shell, close to Read more >
LOCKDOWN LIFE “We are helpless and the corruption is killing us!” 06 May 2020, 9:25 Tshepiso Mgauzi I write this mail with great sorrow for my community not knowing who or where to run to for help. My name is Tshepiso Mgauzi. I am a community worker (street committee) where I live in Ext 28, Vosloorus. My duties as a volunteer serving the community of Ward 47 are to listen, Read more >
LOCKDOWN LIFE Corruption means no fresh water, no explanation 05 May 2020, 8:39 Guest Contributor I have decided to quarantine in Elandskraal Village in Limpopo and unfortunately, it has become my first encounter with inhumane and corrupt leadership. As I am sending this e-mail, the residents have not had water for over two weeks, and there is no transparency or communication from the local municipality to explain the Read more >
