PRESS RELEASES‘Release details of contracts awarded for Nkandla upgrade’ 28 Jan 2013, 15:45 Corruption Watch (CW) has written a letter to Minister of Public Works Thulas Nxesi to ask for a copy of the investigation report into the upgrade of President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla residence. In particular, the civil society organisation wants the Minister to publish the names of the companies or individuals who were awarded the contracts Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Corruption Watch animation now online! 06 Dec 2012, 15:22 The hot, young talent behind the banned Nkandla fish and chips ad, Mdu Ntuli, is joining forces with Corruption Watch to bring out a six-part animated series to encourage South Africans to speak out against corruption ahead of International Anti-Corruption Day on 9 December. The series, which will play out in six parts on YouTube Read more >
PRESS RELEASES Mdu Ntuli + Corruption Watch take on fishy deals! 06 Dec 2012, 14:16 Popular and outspoken comedic animator Mdu Ntuli, the animator behind the Nkandla Fish and Chips commercial recently banned by the SABC, is joining forces with Corruption Watch to encourage South Africans to speak out against corruption. The talented satirist of Mdu Comics and The Izikhokho Show (recently picked up by Comedy Central thanks to run-away Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS TI survey confirms SA’s corruption fears rising 05 Dec 2012, 8:49 The global perception survey on corruption from Transparency International shows South Africa’s position has worsened again. The country is now ranked 69 out of 176 countries surveyed in 2012, a decline from last year’s 64th position out of 183 countries. “We are not surprised,” commented Corruption Watch executive director David Lewis. “The survey echoes what Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS National Key Points Act laid bare 08 Oct 2012, 13:32 By now it is well known that the Department of Public Works has invoked the apartheid-era National Key Points Act in an attempt to frustrate a probe into the budgeted R203-million upgrade to President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead, the Right2Know coalition reports. “It is the latest in a long history of strategic abuse of this Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS We want answers on R203m Nkandla revamp 04 Oct 2012, 15:34 Corruption Watch has written a letter to Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi asking for clarity on his comments regarding the planned R203-million upgrade to President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead in KwaZulu-Natal. This follows media reports that Nxesi defended the department’s multimillion-rand revamp plans by saying they were in line with the Ministerial Handbook and formed Read more >