First published on News24 By Marianne Camerer It felt like a historic event. On the last Friday morning of August, in the windowless conference room of the Premier Airport Hotel in Johannesburg, anti-corruption advocates in South Africa gathered to witness the close-out event of the National Anti-Corruption Advisory Council (NACAC). After a two-year delay in Read more >
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CORRUPTION NEWS
First published on Gov.za Dear Fellow South African, Just over a week ago, the National Anti-Corruption Advisory Council (NACAC) handed over its final report at the conclusion of its three-year term. The Council was set up in 2022 to guide the implementation of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy and to strengthen the state’s anti-corruption architecture. The Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
By Darren ParkerFirst published on Engineering News Corruption has long been an unhappy and increasingly harmful feature of the South African political, economic and business landscape. The extreme scale of this insidious problem came into sharp focus during the inquiry into state capture, however, which unearthed not only the far-reaching nature of the scourge but Read more >
PRESS RELEASES
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement on 29 August of the appointment of members to the multi-sectoral National Anti-Corruption Advisory Council (NACAC) has been a long time coming, and represents some movement in advancing implementation of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy 2020 – 2030 (NACS), says Corruption Watch. These representatives from academia, civil society, the private sector, Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
Source: The Presidency Corruption Watch (CW) is well represented on the newly appointed National Anti-Corruption Advisory Council, which will advise President Cyril Ramaphosa on matters relating to anti-corruption in the context of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy (Nacs). Our founding executive director David Lewis, head of stakeholder relations and campaigns Kavisha Pillay, and board member Firoz Read more >
OPINIONS
By Karam Singh and Tharin Pillay First published on News24 Corruption Watch opened its doors 10 years ago on 26 January, to a warm reception from the media and government alike. The organisation’s primary aim is to facilitate public participation by providing citizens with a platform where they can report experiences of corruption. On this front, we have Read more >
PRESS RELEASES
On Friday 31 August, Corruption Watch put forward its submission on the National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS) to the Anti-Corruption Inter-Ministerial Committee. In recent weeks the organisation conducted its own workshops to raise awareness of the existence of the NACS among communities, civil society organisations and business, in the interests of ensuring a genuine process of Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
UPDATE: The pillars of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy have been consolidated from nine to six. They are: promoting and encouraging active citizenry, whistle-blowing, integrity and transparency; advancing the professionalisation of employees, enhancing governance in institutions, and strengthening resourcing and coordination of performance and accountability. South Africa has the processes and mechanisms in place to fight Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
Corruption Watch is adding its voice to the drafting of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS), a document initiated by the Anti-Corruption Inter-Ministerial Committee (ACIMC) established in 2014. The organisation will focus its activities on creating avenues for public engagement and consultation on the draft document, targeting the general public, civil society and the private sector Read more >