CORRUPTION NEWSChains of corruption: a poem reflecting on SA youth’s struggle 15 Sep 2020, 12:30 By Thato Mahlangu This reminds me of slaveryWe work for the corrupt onesThey claim everything to their nameAs if they have worked for all this they are stealingThey make us poorer each dayMothers don’t know what they will feed their childrenIt is darkColdWe are poorYet they continue stealing from usWe worked hard, saving the last Read more >
OUTREACH AND EVENTS Net must close on vultures circling community mines 19 Sep 2019, 9:45 By Mashudu MasuthaFirst published in Business Day It is no secret that management of the broader societal issues in mining leaves much to be desired and that much of the dissatisfaction is attributed to the long history of mismanagement of community benefits and mining royalties. The 2018 Corruption Watch report on mining royalties illustrated the Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Reforming party finance in SA: exploring the options 21 Jun 2016, 9:31 By Gary Pienaar and Collette Schulz-Herzenberg First published on Human Sciences Research Council Money plays a fundamental role in a democracy. Political parties need to reach their constituencies and inform them of their policies. Not disclosing private donations can lead to corruption, cronyism and policy capture, but would disclosing donations necessarily increase public trust? In Read more >