CORRUPTION NEWSHow NA and prov. legislature seats are calculated 10 May 2019, 14:35 All calculations are contained in Schedule 1A of the Electoral Act, 73 of 1998 South Africans don’t vote for individuals – they vote for parties who then elect the individuals they think would do the best job in representing the people. The proportion of representation a party has in Parliament is calculated according to a Read more >
GOVERNANCE CW and CASAC call for review of candidate lists 02 Apr 2019, 12:01 It is widely accepted that Parliament and other legislative bodies were conspicuously absent from efforts mounted to combat the corruption and state capture that characterized the period of the Zuma administration. This responsibility was largely left to civil society organisations, investigative journalists and the courts while Parliament proved, at best, unable to exercise its considerable Read more >
LEGISLATION AND SUBMISSIONS CW weighs in on renewal of IPID head’s contract 25 Feb 2019, 15:45 On Friday, 22 February, Corruption Watch made a submission to Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police (PCP) on the process to determine the renewal of the contract of the executive director of the Independent Police Investigating Directorate (IPID). The submission relates to Corruption Watch’s involvement as amicus curiae in the legal matter of Robert McBride and Read more >
LEGISLATION AND SUBMISSIONS The Public Audit Act amendment bill – what’s it about? 26 Nov 2018, 15:06 In part one of our new two-part miniseries on the public audit, we dealt with the audit outcomes for 2017/2018, performed under the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) and tabled on 21 November in Parliament by Auditor-General (AG) Kimi Makwetu. In part two, we focus on the Public Audit Act (PAA) amendment bill, that was Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS PFMA audit results: overall deterioration again 22 Nov 2018, 13:46 Our new two-part miniseries focuses on the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) audit outcomes for 2017/2018, tabled yesterday in Parliament by Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu, as well as the Public Audit Act (PAA) amendment bill that was signed into law a few days ago. On Tuesday 20 November, the Government Gazette carried the announcement that President Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS PFMA/MFMA offenders beware – AG to finally get binding powers 05 Jun 2018, 13:14 In part one of our mini-series we looked at some of the municipal audit outcomes for 2016-2017 – many of which were dismal. Despite the Office of the Auditor-General (AG) having the powers to scrutinise and audit the books of municipalities and public entities, it currently has no power to impose meaningful sanctions or penalties Read more >
LEGISLATION AND SUBMISSIONS Submissions invited on Political Party Funding Bill 17 May 2018, 13:05 Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee on the Funding of Political Parties has opened the window for submissions and comments from all stakeholders and interested parties, on the draft Political Party Funding Bill. The committee invites parties to send through their written submissions on the bill from now until the closing date and time of 16h00 on Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS Public participation invited for review of section 25 14 May 2018, 10:00 South Africa’s National Assembly, with the concurrence of the National Council of Provinces, has mandated the joint constitutional review committee to: Review section 25 of the Constitution and other sections where necessary, to make it possible for the state to expropriate land in the public interest without compensation; Propose the necessary constitutional amendments where applicable Read more >
LEGISLATION AND SUBMISSIONS Police corruption is rife, says CW in parly submissions 18 Apr 2018, 9:48 Corruption Watch, in its submission to the portfolio committee on police in parliament yesterday, drew attention to the extent of corruption in the police services, and the impunity that allows it to flourish, not only in the provision of policing services, but across society as a whole. The organisation has received 1 165 reports of Read more >
