CORRUPTION NEWSA cemetery in Phola, a black residential area near Witbank, to which some graves were relocated to make way for coal mining. Image: Supplied 22 Nov 2019, 8:00 • A cemetery in Phola, a black residential area near Witbank, from which some graves were relocated to make way for coal mining. Image: Supplied South Africa’s mining sector has been in a state of upheaval for some years – not least because of the controversy surrounding the disbursement and use of mining royalties, those Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Forensic probe to be launched into MalaMala land claim 30 Jul 2018, 15:07 In January 2016 we reported on the shady MalaMala land settlement deal and a joint investigation into the matter by Oxpeckers and Transparency International’s Land and Corruption in Africa programme. Questions were raised regarding the value of the deal, the speed at which it was pushed through, and the secrecy surrounding the proceedings. At the Read more >
CAMPAIGNS Corrupt Mpuma cops’ days are numbered 13 Apr 2016, 12:23 South Africans are used to encountering corruption in various aspects of their life, but it’s worse when the problem extends to visitors to the country. For instance, it’s worrying and embarrassing to find advice on how to approach corrupt South African traffic officers on international travel organisations such as TripAdvisor. Over the last few years Read more >
NEWS Community stands up for its rights 10 Mar 2016, 11:41 Until fairly recently, the small town of Barberton in Mpumalanga was not a regular feature in the news. It is home to a population of just under 70 000, with an estimated unemployment rate of about 26%, mostly affecting young people. The community was thrust into the spotlight last month when they challenged the planned merger Read more >
INVESTIGATION CW calls for probe of school feeding scheme tender 06 Jun 2014, 11:12 Corruption Watch has written to the Mpumalanga Department of Education calling for an urgent probe into the irregular tender awarded by the department to a number of private companies, for the management and supply of bulk foodstuffs to schools in the province. “Our public finance management laws require state departments to investigate any allegations of Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Mpumalanga DoH extends circumcision probe 08 Jan 2014, 8:11 Following an investigation by Corruption Watch, the Mpumalanga Department of Health has extended its probe into a multi-million rand contract awarded to Mkhago Health Care Services as part of the province’s Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision programme. In October 2013 the health department suspended the R182-million contract with Mkhago Health Care Services when Corruption Watch revealed Read more >
CW IN THE MEDIA Corruption Watch probes dodgy circumcision contract 09 Sep 2013, 9:14 Corruption Watch is investigating the Mpumalanga Health Department's decision to award a multimillion-rand contract "without tender" to circumcise 260 000 boys and men in the province, the Sunday Independent reported on the weekend. The civil society organisation is also querying why the contract was given to Mkhago Health Care Services, owned by Ebby Bongani Mkhabela, Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Corruption Watch probes dodgy circumcision contract 09 Sep 2013, 9:09 Corruption Watch is investigating the Mpumalanga Health Department's decision to award a multimillion-rand contract "without tender" to circumcise 260 000 boys and men in the province, the Sunday Independent reported on the weekend. The civil society organisation is also querying why the contract was given to Mkhago Health Care Services, owned by Ebby Bongani Mkhabela, Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Education crisis: a forgotten Bethal school 20 Nov 2012, 12:57 “What is that we are facing? Why are we restless and at times seeming very angry and frustrated?” A few months ago in Witbank, Mpumalanga, Zwelinzima Vavi, the Cosatu secretary-general, asked these uncomfortable questions of his union members. He was referring to “the crisis in education, the declining quality of education and that the poor’s Read more >
