CORRUPTION NEWSChief procurement officer makes progress 26 Feb 2014, 15:20 By Valencia Talane Finance minister Pravin Gordhan’s national budget speech, delivered on Wednesday afternoon, was a display of good news in terms of government efforts to improve the country’s fiscus over the years as well as firm warnings towards those who do business in a dishonest way. On government spending in particular – an Read more >
PUBLICATIONS New e-book focuses on procurement corruption 26 Feb 2014, 9:04 Corruption in government procurement processes is a major concern amongst South Africans, as it results in billions of rands of the national budget going down the drain. Many citizens have decided to do something about it – between our launch in January 2012 to the end of January 2014, we have received 465 reports related Read more >
OUTREACH AND EVENTS Business can play a vital role in fighting corruption 12 Feb 2014, 14:23 While its main focus remains on the abuse of public resources, Corruption Watch believes that business also has a crucial role to play in combating corruption. The civil society organisation has reached out to CEOs of leading companies in South Africa to explore opportunities for collaboration and involve business as an active partner in fighting Read more >