Corruption Watch (CW) has done extensive work in the field of mining royalties, especially in terms of benefits that should be flowing to mining-affected communities as recompense for the disruption to their lives and lands. Two CW reports set out the challenges faced not only by the communities, but also by activists and organisations working Read more >
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PRESS RELEASES
Improving Transparency and Accountability in the Flow of Benefits to Mining Communities, a report released today by Corruption Watch, and an accompanying Legal Review: Distribution of Mining Equity to Community Trust, highlights the persistent challenges regarding the flow of benefits paid to people in mining-affected communities, those most impacted by mining operations. The report identifies Read more >
PRESS RELEASES
On 12 August, Corruption Watch (CW) will host a webinar to launch its report titled Improving Transparency and Accountability in the Flow of Benefits to Mining Communities. This report strives to understand how best to intervene in shaping the financial and legal mechanisms used to funnel benefits to mining-affected communities. It also highlights the vulnerabilities Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
By Kwazi Dlamini Mining communities in the North West were left without answers after they were excluded from a roundtable session concerning mining in the province. The roundtable, organised between the North West provincial government and Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), sat on Thursday 21 November 2019 to discuss localisation of procurement in the mining industry, Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
By Mashudu MasuthaFirst published in Business Day A lack of beneficial ownership transparency is a key threat to sustainability within the sector, as is an increase in human rights violations that tends to occur with secret owners The latest data from the just-released Worldwide Governance Indicators report confirms that with some exceptions, resource-rich countries face Read more >
PRESS RELEASES
Corruption Watch will be hosting a multi-stakeholder roundtable discussion on the long-awaited report of the Baloyi Commission of Enquiry into the Bakgatla ba Kgafela chieftaincy and financial corruption. The report focuses on the concerning levels of maladministration and mismanagement of funds, resulting in members of the community experiencing a systematic cycle of poverty. Corruption Watch Read more >
PRESS RELEASES
Today Corruption Watch (CW) launched its 2018 Mining Royalties Research Report, highlighting the complexities and challenges in the management and distribution of mining royalties to people living in mine-affected communities, the majority of whom remain without any tangible benefits. Since 2004, South African law has decreed that mineral and petroleum resources belong to the people Read more >
PUBLICATIONS
Corruption Watch will be launching a report titled Improving Transparency and Accountability in the Management and Administration of Mining Royalties and/or Community, in a series of community and stakeholder engagements that are scheduled to take place on 26 March in Johannesburg and 27 – 28 March in the North West province. The report examines the Read more >